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Latest items for RCDW-PRACTICE-2

Feb. 11, 2024, 3:17 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2, RCDW-LAW-1, RCDW-LAW-2

"Switzerland has proposed a £900 fine for anyone covering their face under a 'burqa ban' law. The draft law was today sent to parliament by the Swiss government and includes several exemptions, including suggesting waiving the ban on aircraft, in diplomatic premises and places of worship" (para 1-2). "Also, under the draft law, masks deemed necessary to protect oneself while exercising fundamental rights to expression and assembly would be allowed as long as authorities approved and public order was assured" (para 5). "Following consultations, the cabinet watered down calls to anchor it in the criminal code and fine offenders up to 10,000 francs" (para 9). "Full face veils were banned...more
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"On Dec 5, an entire amusement park was shut down when a female employee showed up to work without a headscarf. In another incident, a member of parliament warned of new methods, such as freezing bank accounts of women identified as 'bad hijab' or violators of dress codes" (para 14).
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"[Thohir, the Central Lombok regent] called on female Muslim civil servants to wear the niqab as an 'example' for other women, including visitors to government offices, as a part of the 'cadarization' process (the idea that a woman must cover her entire body except her eyes)" (78).
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:35 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"Shocking footage shows female Afghan students being whipped by a Taliban official after they were barred from entering their university campus because they were not wearing burkas. The women, students at Badakhshan University in northeastern Afghanistan, said they were beaten by Taliban officials from the Ministry of Virtue and Vice for wearing hijabs - headscarves - instead of burkas...According to the Directorate of Vice and Virtue, proper attire for women in public is either a niqab - a veil covering the head and face but not the eyes - or a burka - a veil that covers the entire body and face, with a mesh window across the eyes (1-2,...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 10:57 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

" [C]leric Jalilullah Akhundzada, head of the Dar al-Uloom seminary in the western Afghan city of Herat, who issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, in support of girls' education in March. Akhunzada was not available to speak to NPR, but his son, known as Mualana Muhibullah, said his father's fatwa was an 'expression of truth and reality which needed to be told,' he said.'Girls and women should have the right to educate and be educated, but by preserving the conditions needed for a Muslim girl,' he said, referring to strict gender segregation and conservative clothes" (Para.7-9).
Jan. 18, 2023, 11:12 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2, RCDW-LAW-2

"[W]omen are required to cover themselves from head to toe in public, with only their eyes showing" (para 8).
Dec. 29, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: France
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"Headscarves are common apparel for many Muslim women, and Le Pen's opposition to the garment has encapsulated what her critics say makes her dangerous to French unity and the reason why she lost the election" (para 12).
Dec. 19, 2022, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"The 19-year-old explained how she had been stopped at the door of the university where she was studying engineering and told she must wear a burqa to enter" (para 3). “I had never been asked to do it before, she said. Her eyes welling with tears, she said she was resigned to wearing the burqa in order to complete her education" (para 5). Women are being forced to cover their entire body (MV- coder comment).
Dec. 8, 2022, 3:20 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"Most Afghan women wear a headscarf for religious reasons, but many in urban areas such as Kabul do not cover their faces" (para 10).
Feb. 28, 2022, 1:04 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"'In our early days Muslim women and girls never wore the burqa,' he said last month. 'It is a sign of religious extremism that came about recently. We are definitely going to ban it.' The burqa was temporarily outlawed in the days after the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings of three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo, which left eight Britons dead" (para 5,6).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"Covering of the face for women is not mandatory, but if you want to you are allowed to. However, in Al Shabab areas women cover their face and hands" (1).
Aug. 3, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia, Taiwan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"Unlike at the male-dominated Al Fatah school, where women and girls as young as 5 are required to wear the niqab, thousands of mainly urban, middle-class women have made that choice for themselves. Leading the way is Indadari Mindrayanti, a clothing designer, who founded the Niqab Squad four years ago to promote wearing the veil. It now has nearly 6,000 members with chapters across Indonesia and in Malaysia and Taiwan. 'We really want to go to heaven, and so we sacrifice,' Ms. Indadari explained at a Niqab Squad equestrian and archery event near Jakarta. 'Part of our sacrifice is not showing our beauty and covering our body in an Islamic...more
Aug. 3, 2021, 1:12 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"The rider, Idhanur, who like many Indonesians uses one name, is a 31-year-old teacher at an Islamic school in East Java who says that firing arrows from horseback while wearing her conservative veil, or niqab, improves her chances of going to heaven. Ms. Idhanur is part of a growing, peaceful movement of Muslim women who believe they can receive rewards from God through Islamic activities like wearing a niqab and practicing sports that the Prophet Muhammad is thought to have enjoyed. Many also say it offers protection from prying eyes and harassment by men in a country where unwanted sexual advances are common" (para 2-4). "A small minority of Muslims...more
July 8, 2021, 5:15 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"Some Iranian Instagram stars have culled photos on their personal pages - leaving only pictures of themselves wearing a hijab[...]However, some of the women - including the admin of mahdis_food - have claimed that they are 'more comfortable with the veil.' The admin said: 'We should all join this great project together and make our veil more complete. 'There is no particular problem. I joined the project with my heart's satisfaction, and completed my full hijab.'She went on to say that she will 'continue to work only with more coverage' and in 'accordance with the rules of my beloved country'"(para 1, 5-8).
June 25, 2021, 2:16 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, RCDW-PRACTICE-2, RCDW-LAW-1, RCDW-LAW-2, IIP-LAW-1

"Under the hardline group’s [Taliban] interpretation of Islam, women and girls were banned from public life, including going to school and working, and had to wear a full-body burqa when venturing outside" (para 6).
Jan. 7, 2021, 6:05 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

“Islamists are making inroads in secular schools as well. In September, the government began allowing girls as young as 10 to wear head scarves in classes. Recently, Mr. Erdogan endorsed a call by the government-aligned National Education Council for mandatory Turkish Ottoman language classes — an older form of the national language, written in a type of Arabic script — and classes in “religious values” to be taught to children as young as 6” (para. 18).
Dec. 23, 2020, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"They have to cover themselves from head to toe" (para 14). This implies that a woman's face must be covered (CAT - CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 10, 2020, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, RCDW-PRACTICE-2

“But many women have pushed the boundaries over the past two decades by allowing their veils to slide back and reveal more hair, especially in Tehran and other major cities” (para 7).
Aug. 26, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

“The table titled, “What Style of Dress is Appropriate for Women in Public”, shows that 1% of surveyed Egyptians believe that it is most appropriate for women to completely cover their face with a burqa while in public, and 9% believe women should cover their face, except their eyes, with a Niqab while in public” (1).
Aug. 26, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

“The table titled, “What Style of Dress is Appropriate for Women in Public”, shows that 3% of surveyed Pakistanis believe that it is most appropriate for women to completely cover their face with a burqa while in public, and 32% believe women should cover their face, except their eyes, with a Niqab while in public” (1).
Aug. 26, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

“The table titled, “What Style of Dress is Appropriate for Women in Public”, shows that 4% of surveyed Iraqis believe that it is most appropriate for women to completely cover their face with a burqa while in public, and 8% believe women should cover their face, except their eyes, with a Niqab while in public” (1).
Aug. 26, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

“The table titled, “What Style of Dress is Appropriate for Women in Public”, shows that 1% of surveyed Tunisians believe that it is most appropriate for women to completely cover their face with a burqa while in public, and 2% believe women should cover their face, except their eyes, with a Niqab while in public” (1).
Aug. 26, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

“The table titled, “What Style of Dress is Appropriate for Women in Public”, shows that 0% of surveyed Turks believe that it is most appropriate for women to completely cover their face with a burqa while in public, and 2% believe women should cover their face, except their eyes, with a Niqab while in public” (1).
Aug. 26, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

“The table titled, “What Style of Dress is Appropriate for Women in Public”, shows that 11% of surveyed Saudi Arabians believe that it is most appropriate for women to completely cover their face with a burqa while in public, and 63% believe women should cover their face, except their eyes, with a Niqab while in public” (1).
Aug. 26, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

“The table titled, “What Style of Dress is Appropriate for Women in Public”, shows that 2% of surveyed Lebanese believe that it is most appropriate for women to completely cover their face with a burqa while in public, and 1% believe women should cover their face, except their eyes, with a Niqab while in public” (1).
Aug. 16, 2020, 6:50 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2, RCDW-LAW-2

"Following the Easter Sunday bombings, the government issued orders forbidding face coverings, especially the veils worn by some Muslim women. Following this order, Muslim women including those wearing other forms of dress, such as headscarves and abayas, faced harassment at work and in public places, and some were denied access to public services such as schools, hospitals, and universities" (para 21).
May 31, 2020, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"The announcement came days after local Islamic clerics urged Muslim women not to cover their faces amid fears of a backlash after the bombings carried out on luxury hotels and churches by jihadists affiliated to ISIS" (para 9). "Most Sri Lankan Muslims practise a liberal form of the religion and only a small number of women wear the niqab" (par 11).
May 31, 2020, 11:29 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"The announcement came days after local Islamic clerics urged Muslim women not to cover their faces amid fears of a backlash after the bombings carried out on luxury hotels and churches by jihadists affiliated to ISIS" (para 9). "Most Sri Lankan Muslims practise a liberal form of the religion and only a small number of women wear the niqab" (par 11).
May 31, 2020, 5:01 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"Two of the women involved said: 'We have a dream: to have fun in public swimming pools like all other citizens'. Those who entered in burkinis were fined£30 by police" (para 4). "'We must fight against discriminatory policies and prejudice in France, as we are actually deprived of our civil rights of access to public services and city-owned infrastructures.'" (para 7)
May 19, 2020, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2

"The niqab and other outward shows of Islamic devotion were not tolerated under the regime of longtime autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali but have made a comeback since he was toppled in Tunisia's 2011 revolution" (para 10).