Austrian lawmakers on Thursday voted to approve a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14 by a large majority, a move that is now facing criticism from experts and human rights groups.

Austrian lawmakers on Thursday, December 11, voted by a large majority in favor of a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and ...

Austria’s centrist government passed the new law, which takes effect next year, after years of pressure from the far right. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin Austrian schoolgirls will ...