Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Islamic State fighters used an Austrian teenager as sex slaves and a ‘gift’ for fighters before brutally murdering her with a ...

Austria is set to ban girls under the age of 14 from wearing Islamic headscarves in school, saying they are a sign of oppression. State Secretary Jorg Leichtfried and Integration Minister Claudia ...

Both parties in the coalition government, the People’s party (ÖVP) and the Freedom party (FPÖ) have said that despite the wide description, it is targeted at the Islamic garment. The Austrian ...

Austria's conservative-led government has banned girls under the age of 14 from wearing headscarves in school. The ban comes amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment in Austria with the far-right Freedom ...

VIENNA, Austria — Austrian lawmakers approved a law Thursday banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal ...

A headscarf ban for girls under 14 in Austrian schools has stirred unease, anger and fears of further targeting of Muslims in the EU member state. Austrian lawmakers in December approved the measure, ...