Sentences with phrase «wear a veil over»

The Supreme Court of Canada recently decided a case regarding the ability of a complainant in a sexual assault case to wear a veil over her face while testifying in court.36 At the preliminary inquiry, the judge ordered that she remove her niqab before testifying.

Not exact matches

Police declined to specify whether the woman was wearing a burqa, a full - body covering that includes a mesh over the face, or a niqab, a full - face veil with an opening for the eyes.

If you are such a hollow person that a billboard challenging your religion is reason to fight it is truly a thin veil you wear, and undoubtedly you are over compensating.

In some European nations, it was the debate over women wearing the veil that set off the attacks.

During the recent controversy over whether Muslim women in Britain should wear the veil, Dr. Taj Hargey, chairman of the Muslim Educational Centre in Oxford, wrote «In contrast to a blind acceptance of specific 7th - century tribal Arabian dress and cultural norms, which have no eternal scriptural endorsement (as believers are required only to be modest), modern Muslims should revive the Islamic principle of ijtihadto interpret the faith for themselves.»

I usually ask dancers to wear leotards and matching skirts with a transparent veil which falls over the chest and waist.

If most are against the face veil, does the one who insists on wearing it have the «right and freedom» to wear it, for one thing so she does not run over Sabio in her car.

The London mayor's outburst comes amid a continued controversy over the niqab, with details emerging of hospitals forcing veil - wearing staff to remove the item while talking with patients.

«I don't believe that the debate about community cohesion should be reduced to a controversy about what a small number of Muslim women wear,» he said, referring to the recent row over the Muslim veil.

The recent debate over Muslim women wearing full face veils could see a return of riots as seen in Barnsley and Oldham in 2001, Britain's race watchdog chief has warned.

In August, MacKenzie wrote of his support for protests over women being forced to wear the veil in Iran.

In October 2006, Woolas was involved in the United Kingdom debate over veils, particularly the case of Aishah Azmi, a Muslim teaching assistant who wore an Islamic veil in class.

Teint Couture fluid's lightweight and long - wearing texture glides over the skin to diffuse imperfections and impart a luminous, smoothing veil.

«The key to wearing foundation when you have freckles is choosing one that creates a sheer veil over the skin.

She fashioned my dress from two Edwardian lace wedding veils, which I wore over a blush silk slip and fastened with a belt made from an old headpiece.

If you want to dress up your hair for a destination wedding in the sand, make like this bride and wear a vintage - style veil with scalloped lace edges over loose beachy locks.

Information and activities to teach about different attitudes to the «veil» and modesty in Islam (including hijab, niqab and burqa), and how Muslim women should make decisions over wearing it.

The readings in this section address the history of the veil and the role of religion in public schools using the case study of a recent debate in France over students wearing headscarves.

Wearing a black dress, a black veil over her pale face, her lips red with a thin line of lipstick, his friend, whom he'd always thought pretty, became, in her grief, hauntingly beautiful.