Belgium Headscarf debate sparked in Belgium after civil servant's resignation The resignation of a government representative in Belgium has prompted debate in parliament over the ban on civil servants wearing religious symbols. 12/07/2021
Austria Austria's constitutional court rules headscarf ban 'unconstitutional' The constitutional court in Austria ruled that a 2019 law banning girls under the age of 10 from wearing religious headscarves at school is "unconstitutional". 12/12/2020
France Macron condemns those who use secularism to 'sow hatred and division' Macron spoke about the French concept of "laïcité" or secularism, at the inauguration of a European Centre for Judaism. 30/10/2019
Canada Picture of Quebec education minister with Malala stirs controversy The Canadian province recently adopted a law barring teachers and other civil servants from wearing religious symbols. 06/07/2019
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka bans face veil amid alerts for 'imminent attacks' Sri Lanka banned women from wearing face veils as security officials warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's bombings are planning ' imminent attacks.' 29/04/2019
Iran Teen arrested after posting videos of herself dancing on Instagram Iranian teenager Maedeh Hojabri was arrested after posting videos to Instagram of herself dancing. 09/07/2018
world news European countries consider differing bans on the headscarf Politicians in Austria and Germany are the latest to make proposals for schools 08/04/2018
Austria Austria plans to ban headscarves in kindergartens and primary schools The country's right-wing government wants to tackle what it sees as a threat to Austrian mainstream culture. 04/04/2018
