Bihar becomes the first state to restrict veils, masks and helmets in jewellery shops, citing security risks amid rising gold and silver prices.

Bihar jewellers ban purchase of gold for customers with veils or masks

The law states that the clothing that “interferes with facial recognition” will be banned in public, with exemptions for medical reasons, in adverse weather conditions, and at sporting and cultural events.

Kazakhstan bans niqab – Find out which other Muslim majority nations have said no to Islamic veils

World: The police force reissued the mugshot of Farishta Jami, a convicted terrorist, after she requested a version showing her in a niqab, aligning with her personal beliefs.

Convicted IS terrorist's mugshot reissued after she complained she was not wearing a niqab

Scores of clips of Iranian women burning their hijabs (head covers) and cutting their hair have gone viral across social media platforms. And, public outcry is growing over the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini, who lost her life in the custody of the "morality police" in Iran.

Explainer: Hijab, Niqab, Burqa, the different Islamic clothing for women

The South-west state of Germany Baden-Württemberg's government has decided to ban full-face Islamic veils in schools as intense debate continues over a nationwide law.

German state Baden-Württemberg bans burqa in schools

The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.

UN Human Rights Committee slams French 'burqa ban' for 'violating' rights

The video is recorded by the woman herself and has been seen by at least 1.6 million times on Twitter

Watch: Coffee place refuses to serve man insulting woman in Niqab

When France banned full-length veils in 2010, some of the women who wore the niqab switched to the jilbab, which covers the whole body except the face, while many others ceased wearing it.

Opinion: French Muslim women felt freed not covering their face

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