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Fear for Muslim schoolgirls rises as Austria pushes hijab ban

Austria’s plans for a new headscarf ban leave Muslim schoolgirls afraid and highlight a wider pattern of Islamophobia disguised as protecting children

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
Society
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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
World
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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
Perspectives

Olympics 2024: Stand by Muslim athletes, reject a hijab ban

Maher Mezahi

Maher Mezahi

19 September, 2023
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France
Unfiltered

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
World
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Top French court upholds hijab ban in women's football

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 June, 2023
Turkey
MENA
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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
World
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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
World
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India's top court split on school ban on Muslim headscarves

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2022
France
'Islamophobia' 'France' 'Xenophobia' 'Racism'
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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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World
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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
Society
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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
Society
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Muslim women in India resist state-sponsored hijab ban

Anmol Irfan

Anmol Irfan

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

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

The New Arab Staff
19 February, 2022
A woman take to the street and held a candlelight march to protest against Karnataka hijab ban in educational institutions.
India
Society
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India lurches further to the right after school hijab ban

The New Arab Staff

Sabena Siddiqui

14 February, 2022
India
MENA
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Southern India state re-opens schools amid hijab row

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2022
France
World
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France: Athletes, activists protest anti-hijab sports bill

The New Arab Staff
11 February, 2022