Currently Tunisia since 1981, and Turkey since 1997, are the only Muslim countries which have banned the hijab in public schools and universities or government buildings, whilst Syria banned face veils in universities from July 2010.
Several Muslim-majority countries have banned the burqa and hijab in public schools and universities or government buildings, including Tunisia (since 1981, partially lifted in 2011), Turkey (gradually and partially lifted), Kosovo (since 2009), Azerbaijan (since 2010), Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
The Government does not support a ban on the wearing of the burqa or other religious head coverings. Any restrictions on what a woman can wear in public would be out of keeping with British values and our nation's longstanding record of religious tolerance and gender equality.
Beginning in 1975, Italy has had a national anti-terrorism law in place, outlawing any mask or article of clothing that makes it impossible to identify the wearer. An exception to this has been added to allow wearers with "just cause," which can be seen as including face coverings for religious purposes.
In France, the prohibition on Muslim women from wearing any form of religious headgear extends far beyond the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Bans on hijabs are in place in several sports including football, basketball and volleyball, at both professional and amateur levels.
Background In Spain, there are no general bans on religious and cultural symbols and dress in education. However, in recent years several cases of girls who have been denied the possibility to wear the headscarf in schools have been reported.
Canada. On 12 December 2011, the Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued a decree banning the niqab or any other face-covering garments for women swearing their oath of citizenship; the hijab was not affected. This edict was later overturned by a Court of Appeal on the grounds of being unlawful.
In 2015, Russia's Supreme Court upheld a ban on wearing an Islamic scarf, the hijab, in schools imposed by local authorities in the Orthodox-majority republic of Mordovia, introducing the first legal precedent of its kind.
The report says there are only six countries within the European Union (EU)—Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Poland, Portugal, and Romania— that haven't banned Islamic headscarves or face veils in some form or discussed a proposal to do so.
Main Observations: Hijabs are banned in my city (Shihezi, Xinjiang) for all school children. School children are also prohibited from observing Ramadan.
The Supreme Court temporarily halted a Mumbai college's directive banning hijabs, caps, and badges, but allowed the prohibition on burqas, niqabs, or stoles to remain. The decision came in response to a petition by three students.
In Iran and Afghanistan, women are required to wear hijabs in accordance with Islamic law. In May 2022, the Taliban in Afghanistan issued a decree mandating that all women wear burqas, traditional Islamic garments that cover the entire body from head to toe, leaving only the eyes exposed.
The Government does not support a general ban on the wearing of the niqab or other face coverings in public. Such a proscriptive approach would be out of keeping with our nation's longstanding record of tolerance and freedom of expression. Women should have the freedom to choose what to wear.
The ruling was widely seen as a victory for Turks who claimed this maintained Turkey's separation of state and religion. In 2013, the headscarf ban in public institutions was lifted through a decree, even though the ban officially stood through court decisions. The ban on wearing hijab in high schools ended in 2014.
In May this year, President Tokayev spoke sharply about covered faces. “Dressing in all black contradicts the worldview of our people, is thoughtless copying of foreign norms, conditioned by religious fanaticism. We must not break away from our spiritual roots and erode our national identity,” he said.
Article Italy: Burqa Ban Provision Approved by Parliamentary Committee. (Aug. 11, 2011) On August 2, 2011, the Italian Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee approved a draft law banning women from wearing full-face veils in public.
In 2015, Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled against a general headscarf ban for teachers, saying that such a ban was incompatible with the freedom of religion guaranteed in the German Constitution.
Several Muslim-majority countries have banned the burqa and hijab in public schools, universities, or government buildings, including Tunisia (since 1981, partially lifted in 2011), Kosovo (since 2009), Azerbaijan (since 2010), Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Saudi Arabia : On the 22nd of December 2022, the Education and Training Evaluation and Commission (ETEC) of Saudi Arabia banned the Hijab and Abaya for female students. They stated that they could wear school uniforms that must adhere to public decency regulations.
You can take off your hijab when you are in privacy, such as in your own home, your bedroom, or your bathroom. This allows you to be comfortable and free in your personal space without worrying about anyone seeing you.
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 9) stayed the instruction issued by a private college in Mumbai banning the wearing of hijab, cap or badges by students on campus. The Court passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed by 3 Muslim women students of NG Acharya & DK Marathe College of Mumbai.
