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Reporting on niqab from news outlets worldwide, summarised with a link to the original. Legislation, court rulings, research and public debate.
18 August 2026
Central Asia’s bans — outside the European spotlight
Four Muslim-majority states restricted the face veil between 2023 and 2025: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan — with far larger Muslim populations than the European countries that get the attention.
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