The niqab, a face-covering veil worn by some Muslim women, is often misunderstood and misrepresented in Western discourse.

A woman found guilty of terror offences has had a second custody image released by police, showing her wearing a niqab, after her defence said she was distressed by an earlier image showing her face, ...

Some women wear a headscarf to cover their head and hair, while others wear a burka or niqab, which also covers ... to describe the headscarves worn by Muslim women. These scarves come in many ...

On Wednesday (July 3), a ban on wearing the niqab, a Muslim head covering for women, was introduced. This is surprising given that followers of Islam predominantly inhabit the area. On Sunday ...

Now simply appearing in a public place wearing the Niqab carries a fine of 20,000 som, about 230 dollars. The controversy over traditional Muslim women's clothing, and men's long beards ...

The female staff are required to handle the process with due consideration of the students’ personal freedom to wear the clothing garments and any privacy concerns, DU says ...

Melburnian Asmaa Shamseddine follows the Muslim faith. She started wearing the niqab as a teenager 11 years ago. "Initially I wore it because my mother and my friends did,” she told SBS Arabic24.