The government said the patka head covering worn by Sikh boys or the Jewish kippa would not be affected.
16 May 2019 2:09 PM
All of this would be readily acceptable were it not for the fact that this particular contest is a beauty pageant.
06 Sep 2018 7:50 AM
Powell spent the night in prison without her headscarf. It was returned when her husband posted her bond.
12 Aug 2017 10:29 AM
France bans headscarves in the public service and for high school pupils, in the name of church-state separation and equal rights for women.
22 Feb 2017 12:35 PM
The incident comes amid reports from around the country about hate rising after Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential polls.
13 Nov 2016 3:04 PM