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Burka talk in a time of bias
The Western mass media misuses the term ‘burkini’ for the mainstream gaze
French woman to fight burka ban in court
European judges will hear the case of a French woman who claims the country’s highly contentious ban on full-face veils violates her rights.
Pakistan’s Burka-clad superhero aims to enforce education
A cartoon superhero who wears a burka is set to debut on Pakistani television, in a series which follows her battle for girls’ education in Pakistan.
Saudi media slam French push against burqa
Journalists in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia blasted France on Wednesday over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s criticism of the burqa.
France split over calls to ban burqa
The French government was split on Friday over whether a law should be enacted to restrict the wearing of the full Islamic veil by Muslim women.