Etiquette & Social Norms

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (815+ words) Schoolchildren across Muslim-majority Azerbaijan have staged protests and boycotted lessons after girls wearing the hijab were barred from classrooms under new government regulations enforcing “secular dress codes.” Videos circulating on social media show pupils protesting outside schools, refusing to attend…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (663+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. Some days, going out in public feels like taking a crash course in how inconsiderate people can be. Someone blocks an escalator while staring at their phone. Someone barges onto a train before…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (453+ words) Dear Miss Manners: What does Miss Manners have to say about all of the rampant politically motivated violence going on in our country today? Besides pointing out an obvious lack of manners, naturally. Gentle Reader: It is also a betrayal…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (613+ words) ‘It’s simple, but we complicate it’: Actor Tara Sutaria shares simple tips for good etiquette that very f The Times of India...

22+ hour, 19+ min ago   (301+ words) Travellers visiting northern Europe may struggle to find a familiar expression when asking for something politely. Across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland, courtesy often depends on how requests are made rather than a single word equivalent to the English…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (169+ words) Reports that hijab-wearing students were prevented from entering schools in Azerbaijan’s Jalilabad district have sparked concerns over religious freedom and equal access to education, amid ongoing debate over restrictions on religious attire in educational institutions. According to local reports and…...

1+ day, 9+ min ago   (1108+ words) Azerbaijan tightens secular school dress codes, restricting hijab in classrooms and extending clothing regulations to teachers BAKU: Azerbaijan has intensified the enforcement of secular dress codes in public schools, bringing restrictions on hijab-wearing students and teachers into focus as school…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (564+ words) Tasneem Siraj Mahbub, an associate professor of the Department of English at the University of Dhaka, has said she did not instruct a student wearing a niqab in class to change her clothes, remove the face veil or leave the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (408+ words) A spokesperson for the imam, Oyekolade Sodiq, said in a statement on Saturday that the announcement was intended as a note of caution and a call for greater awareness of the sanctity, dignity and decorum befitting the House of Allah....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (253+ words) The Chief Imam of Ijebuland, Sheikh Muftaudeen Ayanbadejo, has announced new regulations on dress code and conduct for worshippers attending Jumat prayers, prohibiting men with plaited hair and those wearing earrings from entering the mosque for the weekly congregational prayer....