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As election wrangling heats up, French pols draw on old foe: Headscarves
Politicians including presidential contenders are backing expanded controls on hijabs, abayas and burkinis — a bid to woo ...
The EU 'flooded Europe with migrants' who put 'our cities and peaceful citizens' at risk, Marine Le Pen and Viktor Orban tell anti-immigration rally
French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen and Hungarian leader Viktor Orban have accused the European Union of flooding the ...
Blow one’s cover
ON the outskirts of Paris, 44-year-old French Muslim weightlifter Sylvie Eberena concentrates hard and pushes 80kg of bar and ...
What is a burka and what are the rules around wearing one in the UK?
Reform UK's newest MP's question to Sir Keir Starmer about a burka ban has reignited the debate on face coverings.
Reform MP's burka ban call was dumb, says party chair
Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf says it was "dumb" for the party's newest MP to call on Sir Keir Starmer to ban the burka. Sarah ...
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A basketball player was sidelined for her headscarf. France may now ban them in all sports
A contentious bill backed by right-wing politicians that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions has cleared its first legislative hurdle in the Senate ...
Difference between hijab, niqab and burqa explained as Reform MP causes stir at PMQs
Reform UK's newest MP Sarah Pochin used her first ever question at PMQs to call for a ban on the burqa in line with some ...
The country that made smoking sexy is breaking up with cigarettes
PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot lounged barefoot on a Saint-Tropez beach, drawing languorous puffs from her cigarette. Another ...