Hijab Ban

Des étudiantes à l'école islamique pointent la turquie sur une carte en février 2000. (Photo by Chip HIRES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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Austria begins school hijab ban with fines of up to €800

Austria has begun enforcing a school hijab ban for girls under 14 despite opposition from Muslim groups and the prospect of legal challenges.

The New Arab Staff
07 September, 2026
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Hathaway's modest swimwear in France highlights anti-Muslim bias

Nadda O.
27 June, 2026
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Austria
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Austrian parliament approves hijab ban for under-14s in schools

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2025
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Fear for Muslim schoolgirls rises as Austria pushes hijab ban

The New Arab Staff

Elias Feroz

06 October, 2025
Austria
Austria
Perspectives

Austria's hijab ban: First step in the punishment of Muslim life

Nehal Abdalla

Nehal Abdalla

17 September, 2025
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Paris Olympics 2024
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The worrying road ahead for Muslim sportswomen amid hijab bans

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Yousra Samir Imran

22 August, 2024
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Sports
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Olympics champ Sifan Hassan praised for 'heroic' hijab gesture

The New Arab Staff
12 August, 2024
Paris Olympics 2024
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You can compete in 24 Olympics as a hijabi, unless you're French

The New Arab Staff
18 July, 2024
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France
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Olympics 2024: Stand by Muslim athletes, reject a hijab ban

Maher Mezahi

Maher Mezahi

19 September, 2023
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France
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France: Individual liberties for all but Muslims

Mariya

Mariya bint Rehan

15 September, 2023
Abaya
France
Voices

Global hypocrisy on display after French schools abaya ban

Nadeine Asbali

Nadeine Asbali

07 September, 2023
France
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Top French court upholds hijab ban in women's football

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 June, 2023
Turkey
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Erdogan proposes vote on right to wear Islamic headscarf

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 October, 2022
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Europe
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General headscarf ban at work is OK, Europe's top court says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2022
India
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India's top court split on school ban on Muslim headscarves

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2022
France
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Muslim women: An existence at odds with the French republic

Yasmine Kherfi

Yasmine Kherfi

28 June, 2022
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Macron warns Le Pen risks 'civil war' with hijab ban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 April, 2022
Muslim students stand outside the courtroom waiting for the judgment at the Lagos High Court on October 17, 2014. A judge in Lagos on Friday upheld a ban on the Muslim headscarf in state-run schools, ruling that the restriction did not breach students' civil rights. The
Nigeria
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Nigerian students are being forced to take off their hijabs

Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi

Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi

14 April, 2022
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India
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Muslim women in India resist state-sponsored hijab ban

Anmol Irfan

Anmol Irfan

05 April, 2022
India
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Indian court upholds 'discriminatory' hijab ban in classroom

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 March, 2022
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World
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Bella Hadid speaks out against hostility to hijab

The New Arab Staff
19 February, 2022