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Hadiya, an 11-year old student, holds a sign that reads, in German, 'My head, my decision,' during a protest against the Austrian headscarf ban in schools, in Vienna, Austriam on February 13, 2026. (Joe Klamar/AFP)
September 8, 2026, 8:13 pm
Austria’s ban on headscarves for girls under 14 in schools goes into effect
Students who fail to comply can be charged up to $930; Muslim community group vows to fight ban in the court, which struck down a similar law in 2020 as discriminatory
By Reuters and ToI Staff
In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
February 5, 2024, 6:51 pm
Pro-Palestinian porn star from US visits Tehran, sparking questions
Whitney Wright’s trip spurs heated criticism given Iran’s crackdown on women since 2022 death in police custody of Mahsa Amini and subsequent nationwide protests
By AP and ToI Staff
A woman walks by presidential campaign posters in Marseille, southern France, April 13, 2022 (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)
August 3, 2022, 11:49 pm
UN scolds France for Islamic headscarf ban
Committee says Paris guilty of human rights violation after woman refused entry to education course because of her traditional Islamic headgarb
By AFP
French Junior Minister for Gender Equality Elisabeth Moreno speaks during a press briefing following the weekly cabinet meeting on Nov. 25, 2020 in Paris. ( Ludovic Marin / POOL via AP)
February 10, 2022, 4:13 pm
French minister throws support behind women soccer players in headscarf ban fight
Equality Minister Elisabeth Moreno backs Muslim players seeking to overturn ban under rules that also proscribe the kippah
By AFP
Illustrative: Afghan female soccer players compete in a match at the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) stadium in Kabul, on Friday, December 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
January 19, 2022, 7:39 pm
French senators vote to ban headscarves in sports competitions
Legislation bars ‘wearing of the veil,’ claiming it can put at risk safety of athletes wearing it; unclear whether law would be implemented for 2024 Paris Olympics
By Samuel Petrequin
Illustrative photo of Hijabs at a market place. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
August 20, 2021, 9:59 pm
Top EU court rules employers can ban religious symbols in workplaces
Decision spurs protest from Muslim and Jewish groups, with senior rabbi saying it primarily targets Muslims but that effects will be felt by Jews as well
By Cnaan Liphshiz
ILLUSTRATIVE: Girls wearing Islamic headscarves play in a park in Istanbul, Turkey, July 22, 2004 (AP Photo/Osman Orsal)
May 16, 2019, 8:38 am
Austrian lawmakers approve headscarf ban in elementary schools
New law prohibits ‘ideologically or religiously influenced’ head-coverings, but Sikh patka and Jewish kippa not affected
By AFP
Illustrative: Boys study in a Jewish school in Sarcelles, France, on October 03, 2010. (Serge Attal/FLASH90)
June 2, 2018, 12:13 am
French public schools reminded to enforce kippah, headscarf ban
Education ministry circulates handbook encouraging teachers to discipline students violating 2004 law outlawing religious symbols
By JTA
Illustrative photo of hijabs for sale (Daniel Dreifuss/Flash90)
April 4, 2018, 3:37 pm
Austrian far-right party pushes headscarf ban for primary school pupils
Vice-chancellor says point is to let girls ‘integrate and develop freely’; local Muslim community spokeswoman calls it a ‘marginal issue’
By AFP
An Iranian woman waving a white scarf -- an apparent reference to so-called 'White Wednesday' protests against mandatory clothing rules for women, December 27, 2017, in Tehran, Iran. (Screencapture: YouTube)
February 2, 2018, 12:35 pm
Iran arrests 29 women as headscarf protests intensify
Prosecutor calls demonstrations ‘trivial’ and ‘childish’ moves possibly incited by foreigners
By AFP
Illustrative: Muslim woman in a face veil in Jerusalem's Old City, 12 September 2008. (Kobi Gideon/FLASH90)
July 23, 2017, 6:53 pm
UK woman banned from daughter’s school over face veil
Lawyer for Rachida Serroukh says decision by school to bar face coverings despite no written policy is ‘straightforward’ discrimination
By ToI Staff
A vendor sets up his stall on the first day of the 30th Annual Meeting of France's Muslims, in Le Bourget, Paris, April 2013. (AP/Remy de la Mauviniere)
March 14, 2017, 6:03 pm
European rabbis pan ruling to prohibit religious garb in firms
Jewish leaders say ‘Europe is sending a clear message; its faith communities are no longer welcome’
By JTA
A woman wearing a Muslim headscarf in Jerusalem, April 23, 2013. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
March 14, 2017, 12:34 pm
EU court rules companies can ban religious garb
Regulations against Islamic headscarf not ‘direct discrimination’ if applied to all ‘political, philosophical or religious’ signs, top bench says
By AFP
An aide of Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian, right, holds a head scarf as he tries to convince French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, centre, to wear it during her meeting with the Mufti at Dar al-Fatwa, the headquarters of the Sunni Mufti, in Beirut, Feb.21, 2017. (AP/Hussein Malla)
February 24, 2017, 2:15 pm
Far-right candidate sees a France sans kippas, headscarves
Election platform of Marine Le Pen’s National Front includes public ban on any Jewish, Muslim religious items
By Elaine Ganley
Illustrative photo of a Muslim woman adjusting her hijab. (AP/M. Spencer Green, File)
June 2, 2016, 6:17 am
EU legal adviser backs UK firm’s headscarves ban
Citing kippah policy, European Court of Justice’s advocate general says employees ‘may be expected to moderate the exercise of religion in the workplace’
By JTA
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