Huge controversy breaks out as Mangaluru college bans hijab, beard; protests on
Hundreds of people on Sunday gathered in front of a Mangaluru college and protested against the college administration after a ban was imposed on hijab and beard in the campus.
Aug 28, 2016, 13:29 PM IST
France`s top court to rule on burkini ban
The burkini bans have triggered a fierce debate about the wearing of the full-body swimsuit, women`s rights and the French state`s strictly-guarded secularism.
Aug 26, 2016, 08:42 AM IST
Nicolas Sarkozy tells comeback rally he would ban burkini across France
Hundreds of supporters waving French flags chanted "Nicolas! Nicolas!" and applauded as Sarkozy, a conservative president from 2007 to 2012 before losing an election to Socialist Francois Hollande, promised to protect the French people.
Aug 26, 2016, 04:09 AM IST
France`s highest court to rule Friday on burkini ban
The State Council began hearing arguments Thursday from the Human Rights League and an anti-Islamophobia group which are seeking to reverse a decision by the southern town of Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, to ban the Islamic swimsuit.
Aug 26, 2016, 00:34 AM IST
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy terms burkini as 'provocation' that supports radical Islam
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has labelled the full-body burkini swimsuits worn by some Muslim women a "provocation" that supports radicalised Islam, amid a heated debate over a ban on the swimwear in France.
Aug 25, 2016, 14:43 PM IST
The burkini, the veil, the niqab: what French law says
In 2010, France became the first country in Europe to ban the full-veil with a law banning "the covering of the face in public spaces" which was adopted in October 2010 and applied in April a year later.
Aug 25, 2016, 01:59 AM IST
Burkini ban: US warns tourists to obey French law
Dozens of French resorts have banned beachwear that "conspicuously" shows a person's religion such as a "burkini" -- a full-body swimsuit for Muslim women.
Aug 25, 2016, 00:21 AM IST
Canada`s Justin Trudeau defends the burkini
Some lawmakers in Canada`s Quebec province have called for outlawing "burkinis" -- body-concealing Islamic swimsuits -- following bans in at least 15 towns in France`s southeast.
Aug 23, 2016, 05:02 AM IST
Tribunal confirms French resort`s burkini ban
The Nice tribunal rejected an appeal by two human rights groups, ruling that the ban in Villeneuve-Loubet was "necessary, appropriate and proportionate" to prevent public disorder after a succession of jihadists attacks in France.
Aug 23, 2016, 00:35 AM IST
