Kyrgyzstan, a predominantly Muslim nation in Central Asia, has sparked international debate after enacting a controversial ...

Women in Kyrgyzstan are banned from wearing niqabs as the country claims they could be “attackers in disguise”. The Muslim country’s government has backed plans to fine anyone wearing the ...

Both men and women ... veils and gender restrictions are viewed as gender oppression. From a Muslim world-view, modesty is a central part of worship and fidelity to God. For some, wearing the ...

Women in Kyrgyzstan will be fined for wearing a full-body niqab under a new plan that is supported by the country's official Muslim governing body. The authority says the garments could hide ...

Several ministers have argued that Muslim women wearing the hijab while practising sports do so to promote “Islamism” in France. Last week, at a meeting held “against Islamism” in Paris ...

This ban follows a 2004 ban in the country that prevented students from wearing religious symbols at public schools ... The law would also impose a one-year prison term for anyone convicted of forcing ...