Hijab Laws Map
Current as of 2025.
Sources
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/8/taliban-make-burqa-mandatory-for-afghan-women
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/07/taliban-order-all-afghan-women-to-wear-burqa
- https://www.reuters.com/article/world/algeria-bans-wearing-of-full-face-veils-at-work-idUSKCN1MS346/
- https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/andorra/
- https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/en/themen/menschen_aus_anderen_staaten/aufenthalt/Seite.120251.html
- https://eurasianet.org/as-hijab-spreads-in-azerbaijan-covered-women-complain-they-cant-find-jobs
- https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bangladesh,-High-Court-rules-veil-cannot-be-imposed-on-women--18100.html
- https://strasbourgobservers.com/2024/07/17/mikyas-v-belgium-one-more-headscarf-case-that-manifestly-fails-to-acknowledge-applicants-concerns/
- https://www.rferl.org/a/bosnia-judiciary-upholds-ban-on-hijab-despite-protests/27545654.html
- https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/intersectional-discrimination-of-muslim-women-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-the-mujanovic-case/
- https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/547499_BRUNEI-2023-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf
- https://www.reuters.com/article/world/bulgaria-bans-full-face-veils-in-public-places-idUSKCN1201L4/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33553041
- https://www.dw.com/en/does-the-eu-have-hijab-bans/a-64560828
- https://apnews.com/general-news-c23f5e9269b6438aaa3f4c5bdcb3e91b
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/31/denmark-passes-law-banning-burqa-and-niqab
- https://addisstandard.com/axum-court-closes-case-against-schools-over-hijab-ban-students-and-advocates-decry-rights-violations-citing-lack-of-legal-recourse/
- https://yle.fi/a/74-20124864
- https://dfwatch.net/georgias-parliament-to-consider-a-ban-on-wearing-burqa-and-niqab-in-public-52732
- https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/ghana-muslims-hail-presidents-stand-on-hijab/70608
- https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DENMARK-2022-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf
- https://africa.cgtn.com/west-african-leaders-endorse-veil-ban/
- https://www.stabroeknews.com/2024/12/07/news/guyana/no-discrimination-or-infringement-of-citizens-rights-will-be-tolerated-govt/
- https://grapevine.is/news/2011/02/01/interior-minister-will-not-ban-burkas/
- https://www.jurist.org/news/2017/04/hungary-constitutional-court-repeals-village-ban-on-burkas/
- https://indianexpress.com/article/india/karnataka-to-withdraw-hijab-ban-order-announces-cm-siddaramaiah-9079434/
- https://www.persecution.org/2022/07/24/indonesian-women-forced-wear-hijabs-due-repressive-regulations/
- https://www.thejournal.ie/no-burqa-ban-ireland-4161037-Aug2018/
- https://www.rferl.org/a/misguided_burqa_ban/24335743.html
- https://canopyforum.org/2022/11/21/religious-freedom-and-the-burqa-ban-in-italy/
- https://www.dw.com/en/kazakhstan-announces-ban-on-hijabs-in-schools/a-67175196
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11065911
- https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3796804,00.html
- https://www.rferl.org/a/niqab-ban-kyrgyzstan-islam-hijab-central-asia/33297197.html
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/islamic-muslim-face-veil-niqab-burqa-banned-latvia-despite-being-worn-by-just-three-women-entire-country-a6993991.html
- https://www.dw.com/en/libyas-new-morality-police-to-crack-down-on-womens-rights/a-70796537
- https://www.justiceinitiative.org/uploads/47ccdb53-649b-4cce-aaba-8bc3628dad63/restrictions-on-muslim-women%27s-dress-fact-sheet-20180710.pdf
- https://www.thecaravelgu.com/blog/veils-banned-in-major-luxembourg-communes
- https://2021-2025.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/madagascar/
- https://theconversation.com/why-moroccos-burqa-ban-is-more-than-just-a-security-measure-72120
- https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1989067/unveiling-malaysian-activist-fights-for-hijab-freedom
- https://maldivesindependent.com/feature-comment/hijab-and-the-maldives-stigma-shaming-and-the-struggle-to-take-it-off-135211
- http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-07-11/local-news/In-Malta-wearing-a-burqa-while-driving-is-not-illegal-police-6736138692
- https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/547499-MOLDOVA-2023-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf#:~:text=The%20law%20states%20every%20person%20has%20the,also%20prohibits%20discrimination%20based%20on%20religious%20affiliation.
- https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/238454.pdf
- https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/01/europe/netherlands-burqa-ban-scli-intl/index.html
- https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2016/02/11/banning-the-burqa
- https://tribuneonlineng.com/discrimination-on-account-of-hijab-use-must-stop-in-nigeria-muslim-women/
- https://legalideasforum.com/the-legal-status-quo-of-hijab-and-niqab-under-the-nigerian-law.html
- https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/YMEO/COM-162023MKD.xml
- https://www.csc.gov.ph/phocadownload/userupload/irmo/mc/2014/mc20%20s.%202014.pdf
- https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-womens-soccer-sports-religion-b397b8b6cabd5948da9d398e9a4aac63
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/women-in-saudi-arabia-do-not-need-to-wear-head-cover-says-crown-prince-1.3433096
- https://balkaninsight.com/2011/01/05/more-muslim-women-in-sanzdak-wear-hijab/
- https://www.thecaravelgu.com/blog/slovakia-toughens-legislation-to-prevent-islam-from-gaining-official-status
- file:///D:/Matthew%20Stuff/Downloads/ds06172603an_EBDB50F2-F881-6751-67EC4952378534C9_48810.pdf#page=20
- https://www.justiceinitiative.org/voices/case-watch-spanish-supreme-court-repeals-city-burqa-ban
- https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Covering-the-face-banned-from-tomorrow/108-166091
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/sudan-ends-30-years-of-islamic-law-by-separating-religion-state/articleshow/77976896.cms
- https://www.thelocal.se/20221209/swedens-supreme-court-says-no-to-headscarf-ban
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/07/switzerland-on-course-to-ban-wearing-of-burqa-and-niqab-in-public-places
- https://news.am/eng/news/856334.html
- https://world.thaipbs.or.th/detail/yala-administrative-court-rules-against-school-ban-on-wearing-of-hijab/45006
- https://www.rferl.org/a/tajik-parliament-upper-chamber-approves-bill-banning-hijab/32999679.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/world/africa/03briefs-zanzibarveils.html
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/7/5/tunisia-bans-face-veils-in-public-institutions-after-bombing
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/islamic-headscarf-returns-heart-turkish-political-debate-2022-10-05/
- https://europediplomatic.com/2024/06/20/turkmenistan-historic-ban-of-hijab/
- https://asiaplustj.info/en/news/centralasia/20230918/uzbekistan-authorities-tighten-measures-against-beard-and-hijab-wearing
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uzbekistan-islam-hijab-idUSKCN1LQ0VP/
- https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259441/yemeni-christians-pressured-to-conform-to-islamic-law-we-were-forced-to-wear-the-hijab
- https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2023/02/women-in-color?lang=en
- https://www.zambiamonitor.com/state-seeks-dismissal-of-fixzesco-members-hijab-lawsuit-says-it-lacks-merit/