Burqa

• Senator suspended from Australian parliament for burqa-wearing stunt

  Sen. Pauline Hanson walked into the Senate wearing a burqa to protest fellow senators' refusal to consider her bill that would ban the burqa in public places.

  World

  Nov 25, 2025
  
• Taliban order Afghan women to cover from head to toe in public

  The decree calls for women to only show their eyes and recommends they wear the head-to-toe burqa.

  World

  May 7, 2022
  
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• Wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi calls for burqa ban in Ontario

  Ensaf Haidar said she was concerned by the rise of Islamist groups looking to force girls and women to wear the burqa and niqab.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2018
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• Angela Merkel suggests ban on face-covering veils, tighter rules on migrants

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a new term Tuesday as the leader of her party after stressing her determination to prevent a repeat of last year's huge migrant influx and advocating a partial ban on face-covering veils.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2016
• Germany debates tougher new anti-terror measures after attacks

  Germany’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere announced new security measures for the country on Thursday.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2016
• Daycare worker photo adds fuel to fire of Quebec Charter debate

  A photo of two daycare workers walking with children in Montreal has created a storm of controversy because of what they were wearing.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2013