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Namaz in Public

Ban around practicing (regressive) Islamic practices in public

Islamic prayer (Namaz) in public

  1. Namaz on public property is illegal in UAE
  2. Use of loudspeakers by mosques is restricted in Saudi Arabia for only first two out of five prayers in a day.
  3. Namaz in public is illegal in China. Copies of prayer mats and Quran are confasicated by the authorities.
  4. 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.

Ban on full-face veil (Burqa) in public

  1. 11 Apr 2011 - France bans burqa in public
  2. 30 Sep 2016 - Bulgaria bans burqa in public
  3. 6 Sep 2016 - ISIS bans burqa near its security centres in Iraq!
  4. 1 Sep 2017 - Tajikstan passes law ’to stop Muslim women wearing hijabs’ and even celebrations of Islamic festivals
  5. 29 Sep 2009 - Wearing Hijab in Kazakhstan’s Schools Is banned
  6. 5 Feb 2021 - Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools
  7. 28 Sep 2021 - Sri Lanka cabinet approves proposed ban on burqas in public
  8. 21 Sep 2023 - Swiss parliament approves ban on full-face coverings like burqas, and sets fine for violators

Exhaustive list of countries with a ban.