Read the original article on Purewow. The head scarf is hardly a new trend, but it is a fun way to shake up your use of the cold-weather accessory (though I suggest sticking to silk or other thin ...

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BRUSSELS—The European Union’s top court said Thursday that employers may ban the wearing of head scarves and other religious symbols but set out conditions on when such prohibitions comply with the ...

The court upheld a decision that companies can ban head scarves or other religious symbols in the workplace in the interest of “a neutral image.” By Liz Alderman and Melissa Eddy The European Union’s ...

Last year, when France stood up against the war in Iraq, many Muslims saw the country as a protector of their faith. Now a simple square of fabric is tarnishing that image. Last week the French ...

The Turkish parliament voted on Saturday to pass a pair of constitutional amendments that would allow Muslim female students who wear head scarves as a profession of their religious faith to do so on ...

When the filmmaker Azadeh Navai was five years old, her mother took her to have her photo taken for an I.D. And, before she knew it, a scarf was placed over Navai’s head and tied under her chin. In ...

A Dec. 30 article incorrectly said that the Koran instructs women to cover their heads to hide their beauty and avoid tempting men. The Koran calls on men and women to dress and act modestly but does ...

PARIS -- A presidential commission on Thursday backed a ban on Islamic head scarves in public schools -- stepping into the wrenching debate over how to preserve the country's secular identity while ...

Muslim girls largely complied with a controversial ban on head scarves in the classroom on first day of school Thursday, officials said, as the government and Muslim leaders tried to avoid any ...