A similar ban for girls under 10 was struck down by the Constitutional Court for specifically targeting Muslims.

Austria bans headscarves in schools for girls under 14, affecting 12,000 students. Rights groups call it discriminatory, ...

Austrian lawmakers on Thursday voted to approve a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14 by a large majority, a move that is now facing criticism from experts and human rights groups.

WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Austria’s Hannah Prock and Germany’s Merle Fraebel both won a pair of medals Sunday in World Cup ...

Austria’s parliament voted Thursday to ban headscarves in schools for girls under 14, marking the second attempt by the conservative-led government to restrict Islamic head coverings despite a ...

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Having previously cancelled compulsory winter sports for schoolchildren, Austria is debating changing tack to bring young ...

Critics say the law could fuel anti-Muslim sentiment and a similar proposal to ban head coverings for girls in 2020 was ...

A sub-camp of Mauthausen, Gusen sits between the villages of Sankt Georgen an der Gusen and Langestein in the Reichsgau ...

While many people kick off the Christmas season by decking the halls, people in Austria have a more sinister way of getting ...