Ban around practicing (regressive) Islamic practices in public
- In the UAE, namaz on public property is illegal
- Use of loudspeakers by mosques is restricted in Saudi Arabia for only first two out of five prayers in a day.
- Namaz in public is illegal in China. Copies of prayer mats and Quran are confasicated by the authorities.
- When the loudspeakers first came to India, there was a religious decree (fatwa) against using them for call to prayers. However, they become fairly prominent afterwards.
- 11 Apr 2011 - France bans burqa in public
- 30 Sep 2016 - Bulgaria bans burqa in public
- 6 Sep 2016 - ISIS bans burqa near its security centres in Iraq!
- 10 Jan 2017 - Morocco bans burqa sale and production
- 1 Sep 2017 - Tajikstan passes law to stop Muslim women wearing hijabs and even celebrations of Islamic festivals
- 29 Sep 2009 - Kazakhstan’s bans Hijab in schools
- 5 Feb 2021 - Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools
- 28 Sep 2021 - Sri Lanka passed law to ban burqa in public
- 21 Sep 2023 - Switzerland passes a law to ban burqa and other full-face coverings
- 1 July 2025, Kazakhstan officially bans burqa and niqab in public
Exhaustive list of countries with a ban.
- Chinese citizens going for Hajj pilgrimage must prove that they are patriotic