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Portuguese parliament approves bill banning face coverings in public2:36 PM EDT, October 17, 2025Associated PressMADRID (AP) — Portugal ‘s parliament on Friday approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting the face coverings worn by some Muslim women.The measure was proposed by the far-right Chega party and would prohibit coverings such as burqas — a full-body garment that covers a woman from head to foot — and niqabs — the full-face Islamic veil with space around the eyes — from being worn in most public places. Face veils would still be allowed in airplanes, diplomatic premises and places of worship.The bill stipulates fines for those wearing face veils in public ranging between 200 euros and 4,000 euros ($234 and $4,669).President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa still has to approve the bill. He could veto it or send it to the Constitutional Court for review. ...
France Shuts Down Islamist Seminary for Legitimizing Jihad and ShariaSeminary’s Dissolution Declared ‘Unprecedented Victory Against the Islamists’September 16, 2025Jules GomesMiddle East ForumIn a decree issued on September 3, 2025, France’s interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, announced the dissolution of the European Institute of Human Sciences (IESH). President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister François Bayrou co-signed the decree.The five‑page decree asserted that leading Muslim Brotherhood figures have led IESH since its founding in 1990 in Château‑Chinon, central France. It noted that the Brotherhood “advocates a radical Islamist ideology aimed at the advent of a society governed by Islamic law.”Operating under the auspices of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE), now the Council of European Muslims (CEM), IESH promotes an ideology that “legitimizes violent acts against people, provokes discrimination, hatred and violence against non‑Muslims, women, homosexuals, and legitimizes holy war,” the decree stated. ...
