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Supreme Court to hear plea of students against Bombay HC verdict upholding ban on hijab, burqa in college
The high court had refused to interfere with the decision of colleges imposing the ban, saying such…
PTI
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Switzerland has voted to introduce a 'burqa ban' to outlaw face-coverings in public
The Swiss ban comes despite the fact almost no Muslim women in the country have been recorded weari…
Thomas Colson
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Sri Lanka ban on ‘face veil’ sparks burqa debate in India
Just three days after Sri Lanka issued a ban on all face coverings in the wake of Easter Sunday ter…
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Women in Afghanistan have been banned from parks by the Taliban
The Taliban have announced women are no longer allowed in parks, partially due to women "not observ…
Bethany Dawson
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France has made wearing face masks compulsory in public, while maintaining a controversial ban on burqas and niqabs
The new rule comes as France starts lifting its coronavirus lockdown on Monday. It has reignited a …
Bill Bostock
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Conservative chairman tells Boris Johnson to apologise for comparing Muslim women in burqas to 'letter boxes'
Labour MP David Lammy described Johnson's actions to those of a "pound-shop [Donald] Trump.""Muslim…
Thomas Colson
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Theresa May refuses to condemn Boris Johnson for comparing Muslim women in burqas to 'letter boxes' and 'bank robbers'
For example, he has described black people from Commonwealth countries as "flag-waving piccaninnies…
Thomas Colson,Adam Bienkov
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France's 'Burkini Ban' has boosted sales of the garment by 200%
Zanetti says that the bans misunderstand the entire point of the burkini. It's not meant to be…
Caroline Praderio
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The story behind the 'burkini,' the swimwear for Muslim women that cities in France tried to ban
"So I went home and went looking for something that might be better for her to wear, sportswear for…
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Photo shows posters of women at a Kabul beauty salon being painted over as the Taliban seized the city
The Taliban stormed Kabul on Sunday and seized control of the presidential palace. Women fear repri…
Sinéad Baker
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British politician says she was sacked as a minister in Boris Johnson's government because she was a Muslim
The Sunday Times reported that Nusrat Ghani said a whip told her that people in 10 Downing Street w…
Bethany Dawson
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A TikToker has remixed an Australian senator's impassioned speech slamming anti-vaxxers and turned it into a dance song
Jacqui Lambie said people who refuse vaccines should be held accountable, adding, "it's called bein…
Charlotte Colombo
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Afghan women fear the Taliban will bring back harsh restrictions like barring them from work and punish rule-breakers with stonings
The Taliban on Sunday seized Kabul and cemented its control of Afghanistan, where it strictly polic…
Sinéad Baker
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Fake policemen are extorting Chinese citizens for wearing face masks in France during the coronavirus outbreak, embassy officials say
"The Chinese embassy in France reminds Chinese citizens in France to raise their awareness of secur…
Ashley Collman
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A French bus driver died after he was attacked by a group of passengers who refused to wear face masks
Phillipe Monguillot, 59, was declared brain dead on Friday after he was attacked by a group of unm…
Sophia Ankel
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Afghanistan's non-violent resistance against the Taliban is led by women who risk torture and detention: 'Fear is everywhere'
One protestor told Insider that talking to the Taliban doesn't work but the protests have brought i…
Sarah Al-Arshani,Edris Lutfi
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The far-right BNP backs Boris Johnson as Britain's new Trump
It is not the first time the party has backed Johnson. When he first ran for London mayor in 2008, …
Adam Bienkov
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Meet the Afghan women defying the Taliban. 'The more they try to scare us, the more fearless we become.'
Women in Afghanistan have held protests demanding the rights to work, study, and be included in gov…
Alia Shoaib
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Facebook approved fake political ads that claimed to be paid for by ISIS and Mike Pence
The "Paid For" feature was added by Facebook in May after it was discovered that Russians had attem…
Sean Wolfe
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Here are some of the Russian Facebook ads meant to divide the US and promote Trump
"The Russians did so by weaving together fake accounts, pages, and communities to push politicized …