Muslim Veils

The Next Country To Ban The Burqa?

AP | Posted 10.02.2011

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ROME -- An Italian parliamentary commission on Tuesday approved a draft law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public. The dr...

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Muslim Women Face Choices As France's Veil Ban Looms

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 06.05.2011

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TRAPPES, France — Karima has a plan. If police stop her for wearing a veil over her face, she'll remove it – then put it back on once they...

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On International Women's Day, Demand That Uprisings Throughout The Middle East Overturn Patriarchal Tradition

Maryam Zar | Posted 11.27.2011

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Maryam Zar

It has been long ingrained in mythology and legendry that the good Eastern woman is to serve quietly and to live out her days subservient to the dictates of her master and patriarch.

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Carnita Williams, Australian Muslim Woman, Pleads Not Guilty In 'Racist' Burka Case

Posted 05.25.2011

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A Muslim woman facing criminal charges in Australia now alleges she is a victim of mistaken identity, given that she was wearing a burka when nabbed b...

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French Lawmaker: Burqas Are 'Walking Coffins'

AP | ANGELA DOLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — As France's parliament debates whether to ban burqa-like Muslim veils, one lawmaker compares them to muzzles, or "walking coffins." Anot...

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