The origin of the debate could not be more intimate: what a woman chooses to wear before she leaves home. But the increasing popularity of the full Muslim face veil has set off an emotional dispute in ...

Sabina started wearing the niqab two years ago as a way to feel more connected to God. The face veil—a piece of fabric tied around the back of her head that only reveals her eyes—is a reminder of her ...

Agnès De Féo is co-founder of Sasana Productions and teaches at the journalism school CFPJ. But what happens when a woman who has worn a niqab, sometimes for years, makes the decision to leave it ...