According to traders, soaring gold and silver prices have made jewellery stores increasingly vulnerable to crime ...

Discussions around face coverings such as the burka have been reignited after a Reform UK MP's question in parliament. (Getty) Employers should be able to decide if their staff can wear burkas in the ...

Fadela Amara, an activist and former minister in the French government, spoke about the situation of Muslim women in France and defended the controversial “burqa ban” at International House on ...

Varanasi , Local unit of Uttar Pradesh Jewellers Association on Saturday imposed a ban on the sale of jewellery to customers ...

It wasn’t surprising to hear newly elected Reform MP Sarah Pochin call for a ban on the burqa – such calls resurface from time to time. What was surprising, however, was her decision to use her very ...

PARIS — France's hotly debated bill to ban burqa-style Islamic veils in public is going before parliament, with President Nicolas Sarkozy's government casting the measure as a way to promote equality ...

PARIS — France’s highest administrative body warned today that a total prohibition on full-body Islamic veils in public risks being found unconstitutional in a setback to President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ...

UPJA state president Satya Narayan Seth said similar notices have been displayed at jewellery shops in several districts, ...

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ALGIERS/RABAT (Reuters) - A French proposal to ban full face veils has stoked debate in Europe and also provoked strong reactions across the Mediterranean in North Africa, where many of France's ...

The French National Assembly has voted 335 to 1, with 241 members abstaining, to publicly ban the face veil worn by many Muslim women in the country. The ban will now go to the upper chamber of ...