National security interests should prevail over observance of some traditions, such as wearing niqabs, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The spokesman explained that we live at a time when some situations require efforts to ensure …
The Kremlin commented on the talks about banning niqabs in Russia. According to the Kremlin, it is not participating in this discussion. Earlier, niqabs were temporarily banned in Dagestan.
Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan temporarily banned women from wearing the niqab full-face veil, Dagestan's Deputy Mufti Abdulla Salimov …
The State Duma has proposed introducing a bill on the right of regions to ban niqabs. It is also proposed to assign the right of prohibition to educational institutions.
The Russian Muslim Spiritual Administration stated that they would support the proposal to ban the niqab in the country. They also emphasized that they did not advocate wearing it in modern society.
The HRC proposed banning women from wearing niqabs
