SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian far-right Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday as a political prop in her push to ban the Muslim garment in public, sparking accusations of racism ...

The debate over the burqa is not just about religion, but about identity, security, and how we choose to live together as a ...

The fashion industry has always thrived on pushing the envelope -- but the latest accessory gracing the runways and magazine editorials is the increasingly controversial burqa, or a traditional ...

The government of Kazakhstan has banned the wearing of burqa and hijab. Women and girls will no longer be able to wear such clothes that completely cover the face in public places. People may be ...

In her first solo exhibition, Junghwa Hong takes up the burqa, the flowing garment worn by some Muslim women to cover face and body. Her sensitive paintings at CB1 Gallery — the gallery’s last before ...

Earlier this month, France put its 2010 law banning the veil into effect, spurring angry demonstrations in both Paris and London. Two women were arrested, not because they were wearing burqas but ...

It can be tricky being a politician designing policy. You start out with a bold, simple aim, then end up mired in regulatory purgatory. So it goes for the designers of Austria's so-called "burqa ban." ...

A man in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli, who killed his wife over not wearing the burqa and two daughters, did not let her apply for ...