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The burqa is worn by women in various countries. Some countries have banned it in government offices, schools, or in public places and streets. There are currently 16 states that have banned the burqa and niqab, both Muslim-majority countries and non-Muslim countries, including Tunisia, [1] Austria, Denmark, France, Belgium, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, [2] Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of ...
Proposals to ban hijab may be linked to other related cultural prohibitions, with Dutch politician Geert Wilders proposing a ban on hijab, on Islamic schools, the Quran, on new mosques, and on non-western immigration. In France and Turkey, the emphasis is on the secular nature of the state, and the symbolic nature of the Islamic dress.
A legal ban of face-covering Islamic clothing was adopted by the Latvian parliament. [101] Latvian president Raimonds Vējonis stated at the time that there was a security component involved when he came out officially supporting the ban. The country was at the time preparing to welcome 250 refugees from the Middle East and Africa.
Hijabs have been prohibited in state-run schools in France since 2004. The wearing of face coverings such as burqas is also banned. The court has found in favour of banning headscarves on a number ...
In Australia, there is an ongoing debate over the possibility of a ban on the wearing of burqa and niqab, conservative forms of dress for Islamic women. There are currently 14 nations that have banned the burqa and niqab, including Austria , France , Belgium , Denmark , Switzerland , Netherlands , [ 1 ] Latvia , [ 2 ] Bulgaria , [ 3 ] Cameroon ...
Despite pressure from sporting groups, France will keep a ban on French athletes wearing the hijab at the 2024 Olympics.
At the end of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran’s authorities imposed a dress code that required all women to wear what they deemed as “proper” clothing. This included a headscarf and ...
An independent survey by GAMAAN conducted in 2020 showed that 58% of Iranians did not believe in hijab altogether, and 72% were against compulsory hijab rules. Only 15% insisted on the legal obligation to wear it in public. [38] [39] Iran is the only country in the world that requires non-Muslim women to wear a headscarf. [40]