Austria's lower house passed a ban on Muslim headscarves for girls under 14, despite constitutional concerns. The law, ...

Austria's parliament enacts a headscarf ban for girls under 14 in schools, amid concerns over constitutional implications and ...

Austria's parliament has passed a ban on Muslim headscarves for girls under 14 in schools, despite possible constitutional challenges. The ban, supported by a coalition of centrist parties and the far ...

Austrian lawmakers on Thursday voted to approve a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14 by a large majority, a move that is now facing criticism from experts and human rights groups.

Austria’s centrist government passed the new law, which takes effect next year, after years of pressure from the far right.

Austria's far-right party on Saturday formally elected Norbert Hofer to lead it into national elections later this month. Hofer took over the Freedom Party (FPOe)'s leadership in May after ...

Critics say the law could fuel anti-Muslim sentiment and a similar proposal to ban head coverings for girls in 2020 was rejected by the Constitutional Court because it targeted only Muslims. View on e ...

Austria's anti-immigration, far-right Freedom Party, which won last year's general election but failed to form a government, said the ban did not go far enough ...