LONDON — A school violated a student’s human rights by banning her from wearing a traditional Muslim gown to class, a British court ruled yesterday, ending a more than two-year legal battle.

Muslim girls model Australian-flag jijabs in Melbourne. March 21, Australia's Harmony Day, was also the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. (epa) Britain's Law Lords, ...

PORTLAND, Maine – Whether it's blue or spotted or striped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center.

After two years of litigation, the High Court in Britain has ruled that a 15-year-old schoolgirl does not have the right to wear formal Muslim dress in the classroom. When Shabina Begum turned up for ...

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A schoolgirl who was refused permission to wear an Islamic gown in class claimed a "victory for all Muslims" yesterday after the Court of Appeal ruled that she had been denied the right to manifest ...

PORTLAND, Maine - Whether its blue or spotted or stripped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center.

Two hospitals in northwestern England will be offering head-to-toe gowns for Muslim women who request them, officials said Tuesday. A woman is seen wearing a head-to-toe gown for Muslim women in this ...

HOSPITALS in East Lancashire will not be stocking a specially designed full-body gown for female Muslims who want to protect their modesty - for the time being at least. The £12 inter-faith gowns ...