The niqab, a face-covering veil worn by some Muslim women, is often misunderstood and misrepresented in Western discourse.

On Wednesday (July 3), a ban on wearing the niqab, a Muslim head covering for women, was introduced. This is surprising given that followers of Islam predominantly inhabit the area. On Sunday ...

The niqab is a veil for the face that leaves the ... The burka is the most concealing of all Islamic veils. It is a one-piece veil that covers the face and body, often leaving just a mesh screen ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

Lots of Muslim women choose to wear a headscarf called a hijab to cover their hair in public. Some women wear a long loose dress called a jilbab, or a face covering called a niqab. Men sometimes ...

Now simply appearing in a public place wearing the Niqab carries a fine of 20,000 som, about 230 dollars. The controversy over traditional Muslim women's clothing, and men's long beards ...

Prohibition made the niqab more desirable and created a craze ... but it's not uncommon for rules around any form of Muslim dress to be over-zealously interpreted - sometimes by accident ...