Read more Islamic veil stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2861/islamic-veil.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:06:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72194/veiled-women-nabbed-in-125m-jakarta-drug-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEight veiled women were among a group of 10 Iranians arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling at Indonesia's main airport today. The $12.5 million haul of methamphetamines found in their hand baggage is the biggest drug bust in the airport's history, authorities say. Indonesian authorities have never seen veiled...http://www.newser.com/story/72194/veiled-women-nabbed-in-125m-jakarta-drug-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 3:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38748/french-muslims-find-freedom-in-catholic-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrance has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, but its strict separation of church and state means that Muslim girls are forbidden from wearing the headscarves in public schools. In response, many Muslims have turned to an unlikely solution: the nation's large network of Catholic schools. "There is respect for our...http://www.newser.com/story/38748/french-muslims-find-freedom-in-catholic-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 7:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20994/in-israel-some-jewish-women-take-up-the-veil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs she walks through Jerusalem, the veiled figure draws stares and curses. “They shout things at me because they think I am Arab,” she says. In reality, the woman is part of a small movement of Israeli women who are taking up the sal, a veil resembling the Muslim hijab....http://www.newser.com/story/20994/in-israel-some-jewish-women-take-up-the-veil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Mar 2008 15:48:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/4111/juror-arrested-for-listening-to-mp3-player-under-headscarf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA young Muslim juror may face jail time for contempt of court after allegedly listening to her MP3 player beneath her hijab during a murder trial in Britain. The judge thought he heard "tinny music" in the courtroom, but chalked it up to his own imagination, reports the Times.http://www.newser.com/story/4111/juror-arrested-for-listening-to-mp3-player-under-headscarf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Jul 2007 16:24:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2993/face-it-court-approves-full-veil-at-cairo-u.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen at the American University in Cairo cannot be barred from wearing the traditional Islamic veil covering the entire face, or niqab, a court has ruled after a lengthy battle, reports the BBC. While some hailed the ruling as a blow for religious freedom, others blasted it as a dangerous...http://www.newser.com/story/2993/face-it-court-approves-full-veil-at-cairo-u.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Jun 2007 12:00:00 CDT