The British government on March 20 allowed teachers for the first time to ban the full Muslim face veil – or niqab – from the classroom if it interferes with learning.New guidelines issued by British Education Secretary Alan Johnson brought a mixed response from Muslims.
PARIS (Reuters) – A top European human rights watchdog said on Wednesday Britain’s anti-terrorism laws breached European standards and could force London to opt out of parts of the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite improvements, Britain still tended to see human rights as an obstacle to the criminal justice system, the Council of Europe’s…
