"More than 90% of pious Muslim women in the Muslim world do not wear abayas. So we should not force people to wear abayas," Sheikh Mutlaq said on Friday. What can Saudi women still not do?

However, this ban on abayas is simply the latest restriction put in place that will disproportionately target Muslim women in France, effectively controlling their bodies in public spaces through ...

In the great majority, these were Muslim teenage girls wearing the abaya. Pronounced "ah-bye-ah", it is a long-sleeved, loose-fitting robe usually worn over other clothing by women in parts of the ...