Politicians including presidential contenders are backing expanded controls on hijabs, abayas and burkinis — a bid to woo ...

A burka is a veil worn by some Muslim women that covers the face and body, often leaving just a mesh screen to see through.

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 ...

France to ban smoking in parks, beaches and near schools starting July 1, with fines up to $153 for lighting up where children are present.

Supporters say it is necessary to protect secularism, while opponents have denounced it as discriminatory, Islamophobic, and ...

On that Sunday morning, she and her teammates had completed a three-hour bus trip from the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers to a rival club in northern France. They had changed and warmed up, and Sylla, ...

A group of headscarf-wearing soccer players called “Les Hijabeuses,” who campaign against the ban, say the new bill would unfairly force Muslim women to choose between wearing a headscarf or playing a ...

After France’s highest administrative court ruled in 2023 that the soccer federation can ban headscarves in matches, the Hijabeuses have lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human ...

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because of rules in several disciplines ...

After France’s highest administrative court ruled in 2023 that the soccer federation can ban headscarves in matches, the Hijabeuses have lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human ...