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French parliamentary commission recommended partial burqa ban [this day at law]
January 26, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On January 26, 2010, a French parliamentary commission recommended a partial ban on the wearing of burqas and other facial veils donned by Muslim women in public areas. The French Constitutional Court approved a bill banning facial veils in public in October 2010, finding the law and its 150 euro.... [more]
Switzerland lawmakers reject burqa ban
September 28, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
The Swiss Parliament voted 93-87 on Friday against a bill which would ban burqas and other face coverings in public places. Proponents of the bill argued that banning burqas would promote gender equality and improve national security. Those against the bill argued that it was an excessive measure.... [more]
Belgium burqa ban took effect [this day at law]
July 23, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On July 23, 2011, Belgium implemented a law banning women from wearing burqas, the Islamic head scarves, in public. Earlier that week, the Council of Europe Commissioner of Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg denounced the legislation. In April 2010, the Belgian House of Representatives had approved.... [more]
Dutch court upheld ban on religious headscarves in Catholic school [this day at law]
April 4, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On April 4, 2011, a Dutch court in Amsterdam upheld a ban on Islamic headscarves at Don Bosco College, a Catholic school in Volendam. The court stated that the school had an interest in maintaining its Catholic character and the ban did not constitute religious discrimination because similar, non-.... [more]
Banning the Burqa and the European Identity Crisis [op-ed]
February 10, 2012 by Ben Klaber
JURIST Guest Columnist Maurits Berger of Leiden University says the legal arguments in support of the burqa ban are feeble because their alleged rationale differs distinctively from the true aim: societal discomfort and the attempt to define national identity in European nations...The Dutch.... [more]
Netherlands to ban burqa
January 28, 2012 by Jamie Davis
The Cabinet of the Netherlands announced on Friday that a ban on burqas in the Netherlands will go forward later this year. The ban, proposed in September and heavily supported by Geert Wilders' anti-Islam Freedom Party, is aimed at prohibiting burqas and other face coverings. Deputy Prime.... [more]
Netherlands to propose burqa ban
September 16, 2011 by Michael Haggerson
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced on Friday that the government will propose legislation to ban burqas and other face coverings. The proposal is being submitted in cooperation with conservative politician Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom. The government contends that the proposed.... [more]
Bangladesh court ruled against mandatory religious clothing [this day at law]
August 22, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On August 22, 2010, the Bangladeshi Supreme Court ruled that workplaces and schools cannot force individuals to wear religious clothing. The court found that wearing religious clothing was an individual choice and could not be made mandatory, and that forcing individuals to wear religious clothing.... [more]
France veil ban goes into effect
April 11, 2011 by Sarah Paulsworth
The controversial French law that bans the wearing of full Muslim veils, including burqas, nigabs and other facial coverings in public took effect on Monday. Pursuant to the law, people caught wearing facial coverings in public can be fined 150 euros (USD $215) and/or ordered to take a citizenship.... [more]
UK Parliament to consider bill banning face veils
July 1, 2010 by Hillary Stemple
A British MP on Thursday introduced legislation in the House of Commons that would ban the wearing of burqas or other face coverings in public. The Face Coverings (Regulation) Bill was introduced by MP Philip Hollobone in order to regulate the covering of the face in public and, if passed, would.... [more]
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