Man jailed for Muslim veil attack Niqab Issue Tuesday, 27 July 2010 A man who ripped a veil from a Muslim woman's face as she walked though Glasgow has been jailed for two years. Add comment (0)   Anti-Islamic sentiments surface in wake of restrictions on veils Niqab Issue Sunday, 16 May 2010 BRUSSELS -- Since she started wearing a full Islamic veil six weeks ago, Selma said, she has been stared at, frowned at, muttered to, mocked as a "ghost" and forced by a policeman to lift her veil to show her face. Add comment (0)   French Driver Fined for Wearing Muslim Veil Niqab Issue Sunday, 25 April 2010 A French driver has been fined by police for wearing the niqab -- a full face veil with an open slit for the eyes -- in the latest row over President Nicolas Sarkozy's proposal to ban Muslim veils he calls demeaning to women. Add comment (0)   France going ahead with veil ban Niqab Issue Sunday, 25 April 2010 France is to press ahead with plans to ban the wearing of Islamic burkas in public. Add comment (0)   Life sentence for killer of 'veil martyr' Marwa al-Sherbini Niqab Issue Wednesday, 11 November 2009 A Russian-born immigrant who stabbed to death a pregnant Muslim woman as she gave evidence against him in court was today given Germany’s highest possible sentence for murder - 15 years' jail with no chance of early parole. Add comment (0)   German man on trial for killing pregnant Egyptian Niqab Issue Monday, 26 October 2009 A German man went on trial in the eastern city of Dresden on Monday, accused of the courtroom killing of a pregnant Egyptian woman in a case that has sparked outrage in the Muslim world. Add comment (0)   Now Italy considers banning the burqa too Niqab Issue Tuesday, 06 October 2009 Italy today became the latest European government to announce it was considering introducing a law which would make wearing a burqa illegal. Add comment (0)   ‘Call to ban’ niqab stirs controversy Niqab Issue Tuesday, 06 October 2009 Islamic scholars from around the Middle East yesterday weighed in on the controversy in Egypt over the niqab, a veil that covers the full face. Add comment (1)   French mayors in two minds on burqa ban Niqab Issue Saturday, 03 October 2009 Mayors in several French towns say they are under pressure from Muslim residents to oppose the proposed ban on burqas and niqab veils – as they fear it will prompt even more women to cover up in defiance. Add comment (0)   Belgian Muslims criticise Islamic headscarf ban Niqab Issue Tuesday, 22 September 2009 The Muslim Executive of Belgium, the main representative body of the Muslim community there, has expressed "great regret" over a recent decision by school authorities in the Flanders region to ban the wearing of the headscarf in 700 Flemish (Dutch speaking) schools. Add comment (0)

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