Taliban retake Afghanistan after 20 years During that period, girls and women were mostly excluded ... regulations issued late Saturday, but the niqab effectively covers most of the face anyway ...

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Considering personal freedom and privacy, the authorities of Dhaka University yesterday decided that female students wearing the niqab or the hijab will be identified at examination centres by ...

The changes are aimed at preventing the girls from leaving school given that ... One of the students told Il Piccolo that she chose to wear the niqab, saying her parents "didn't want me to ...

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 ...

A woman found guilty of terror offences has had a second custody image released by police, showing her wearing a niqab, after her defence said she was distressed by ...