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

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Austria's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a ban on Muslim ...

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

Austria's parliament enacts a headscarf ban for girls under 14 in schools, amid concerns over constitutional implications and ...

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.

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

Austria passed a legal amendment Thursday prohibiting Muslim girls under 14 from wearing headscarves in schools, a move ...

Austrian lawmakers on Thursday voted by a large majority in favour of a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14 ...

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 ...

In France, authorities banned school children in 2004 from wearing signs of religious affiliation such as headscarves, turbans or Jewish skullcaps, on the basis of the country’s secular laws, which ...

Old fights between Americans and Europeans used to pit conservatives on this side against Euro-socialists over there. Not this time. Look behind the scenes at the latest trans-Atlantic skirmish, and ...