NPR: niqab https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=484680664 niqab en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:18:59 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: niqab https://www.npr.org/tags/484680664/niqab Denmark Bans The Burqa And Niqab Danish parliament voted Thursday to prohibit certain garments<strong> </strong>that cover people's faces in public. Human rights groups say it "violates the rights to freedom of expression and religion." Thu, 31 May 2018 14:37:03 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/31/615758652/denmark-bans-the-burqa-and-niqab https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/31/615758652/denmark-bans-the-burqa-and-niqab

Danish parliament voted Thursday to prohibit certain garments that cover people's faces in public. Human rights groups say it "violates the rights to freedom of expression and religion."

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]]> Sasha Ingber Quebec Enacts 'Religious Neutrality Law' To Curb Full-Face Veils In Public The bill, passed by the province's legislature, would effectively ban face coverings worn by Muslim women at any time they are giving or receiving public service. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 03:49:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/19/558697455/quebec-enacts-religious-neutrality-law-that-curbs-full-face-veils-in-public https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/19/558697455/quebec-enacts-religious-neutrality-law-that-curbs-full-face-veils-in-public The bill, passed by the province's legislature, would effectively ban face coverings worn by Muslim women at any time they are giving or receiving public service.

]]> Scott Neuman Is It Easier To Know The Truth When Distractions Are Removed? In a newly published study, "witnesses" were randomly assigned to wear the niqab and "jurors" had to decide if they were telling the truth. The findings are surprising, says Alva Noë. Mon, 04 Jul 2016 13:29:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/07/04/484346501/is-it-easier-to-know-the-truth-when-distractions-are-removed https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/07/04/484346501/is-it-easier-to-know-the-truth-when-distractions-are-removed In a newly published study, "witnesses" were randomly assigned to wear the niqab and "jurors" had to decide if they were telling the truth. The findings are surprising, says Alva Noë.

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