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Canada Bans Veils at Citizenship Ceremonies

Rob Quinn — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:09:55 CST

Authorities in Canada have decided that anybody taking the country's citizenship oath must show their face to do so. A rule introduced yesterday requires women wearing a burka or other face-covering veil to remove it during the ceremony, reports the Toronto Star . "The citizenship oath is a quintessentially public act....

First French Women Fined for Wearing Veils

Rob Quinn — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:21:05 CDT

Two French women have received the country's first fines for wearing a full-face veil—and they hope the fines will be the first nail in the coffin of the ban. The Muslim women, who were fined more than $100 each after wearing the veils while trying to deliver a birthday...

Teens Busted for Spraying Burka on Busty Angel

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:49:00 CDT

Two Muslim teenagers have been busted for spraying black burkas on images of hot women in ads. They told a judge in their recent London court appearance that it's a "sin" for women to dress provocatively, and that they were "just trying to do good," reports the Daily Mail. They...

2 Arrested Under France's Burka Ban

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:35:41 CDT

Hours after France enacted its new burka ban today, two women wearing the full face veils were arrested. Several others who were protesting the new law in front of Paris's Notre Dame cathedral were also arrested after police attempted to break up the unauthorized protest, the Telegraph reports. Women face...

France Launching Veil Ban

Rob Quinn — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:21:46 CST

France's veil ban is taking effect next month, making it illegal for women to wear the full-face Islamic veil in any public area, including the street. Offenders can be ordered to the nearest police station to remove the veil or pay a $200 fine. Veil-wearers can also be ordered to...

French Senate Bans Islamic Veils in Public

Nick McMaster — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:38:07 CDT

The French Senate voted near-unanimously to ban wearing burka-style Islamic veils in public today, the BBC reports. The measure must still past muster with the country's Constitutional Council, but unless those judges raise objections, it will become law in 6 months. The Senate confirmed the measure by a vote of...

Muslim Woman Fined $650 for Wearing Veil

Rob Quinn — Wed, 05 May 2010 02:15:05 CDT

A Tunisian immigrant has become the first woman in Italy fined for wearing a veil. The 26-year-old woman was stopped by police at a post office in the city of Norova—a stronghold of the anti-immigration Northern League party—and told she was in violation of a local bylaw barring...

Ambassador to Dubai Annuls Marriage to Bearded Wife

Rob Quinn — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:08:33 CST

An Arab country's ambassador to Dubai had his marriage annulled after discovering he'd accidentally married a bearded, cross-eyed woman. The ambassador says his bride-to-be's face had been covered by a niqab throughout their courtship and he only discovered the beard when he went to kiss her at their wedding. He...

France Denies Citizenship Over Full Islamic Veil

NxBigmouthery — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:02:55 CST

The French government has denied citizenship to a foreign national on the grounds that he forces his wife, a French citizen, to wear the full Islamic veil. The man, whose current nationality was not disclosed, needed citizenship to settle in the country. The French immigration minister said the man's request...