ISTANBUL (AA) – The outgoing Indonesian president is facing a lawsuit over alleged arbitrary orders to remove the headscarf (veil) or the ‘Hijab’ worn by some Muslim women for reasons of modesty, in the run-up to the nation’s Independence Day. Joko Widodo, popular as ‘Jokowi,’ will step down in October to make way...
PARIS (AA) – French athletes will not be allowed to wear headscarf in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the country’s sports minister has said. Appearing at a show on France 3 TV on Sunday, Amelie Oudea-Castera expressed support for “strict secularism” and said that no member of the French delegation would be allowed to […]...
