Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.

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 ...

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 ...

Dubai: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior has announced that a fine for violating the ban on wearing a niqab or burqa while driving under the new traffic law will range between 30 (Dh357 ...

Kuwait has clarified rules on motorists wearing a burqa or niqab while driving. Referencing news shared on social media, the Ministry of Interior said that a former ban, issued in 1984, is not an ...

KUWAIT CITY, March 17: The Ministry of Interior of the State of Kuwait has issued a clarification regarding the ban on wearing the niqab or burqa while driving, stating that it is based on an old ...

Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well -- sometimes a medical mask, or a Saudi-style cloth niqab veil that exposes only the eyes. "The new ...