Kuwait has clarified rules on motorists wearing a burqa or niqab while driving. Referencing news shared on social media, the ...

Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well -- sometimes a medical mask, ...

Tired of burkas that cover the face, urban women under the Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ have adopted the abaya robe favoured ...

The Ministry of Interior of the State of Kuwait has issued a clarification regarding the ban on wearing the niqab or burqa while ...

or a Saudi-style cloth niqab veil that exposes only the eyes. "The new generation would never accept wearing a burqa, because of the design and colour," said 23-year-old Tahmina Adel in the ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

The measure could be seen as targeting people wearing Islamic dress such as the burqa and niqab, who can be refused entry, even though these clothes are not specifically mentioned. The new rules ...