Contrary to some misconceptions, many women who wear the niqab do so out of their own free will. For these women, the niqab ...

One of the students told Il Piccolo that she chose to wear the niqab, saying her parents "didn't want me to, it's my choice". However, she also said that she might still quit school as she can't ...

Billboards were erected ordering women to once again wear the burqa – or an abaya, headscarf and a face covering. In this picture taken on March 5, 2025, Afghan niqab-clad women walk along a ...

Women attending private universities in Afghanistan must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be segregated by sex - or at least ...

Some women wear a headscarf to cover their head and hair, while others wear a burka or niqab, which also covers up their face. Headscarves are seen as a sign of modesty by people who wear them ...

Urged by state bodies, members of the religious administration of the Muslims of Kyrgyzstan affirmed that ‘women are not obliged to wear the Niqab’ according to the canons of the Islamic relig ...

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 ...

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. "Later, I searched for my own reason to wear it.