Australian Senate suspends far-right leader over ‘disrespectful’ burqa stunt
- 25-Nov-2025
Australia’s Senate on Tuesday suspended far-right Senator Pauline Hanson for seven sitting days after she wore a burqa to Parliament as a political prop in her campaign to ban the Muslim garment in public, triggering condemnation from lawmakers. Hanson wore the burqa in the upper house on Monday after she was denied permission to introduce […]
VIRAL: Burqa-clad person embraces groom in wedding, bride shocked
- 08-Jan-2022
The hilarious video got thousands of likes from Instagram users
Boris Johnson to be probed for burqa comments: source
- 09-Aug-2018
LONDON: Former UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson will be investigated for a possible breach of the Conservative Party’s code of conduct after making comments about Muslim women who wear burqas, a party source said on Thursday. The source said a number of complaints had been received and would be considered by an independent panel. A […]
Boris Johnson should apologize over ‘burqa’ comments says PM May
- 08-Aug-2018
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May backed calls Tuesday for her former foreign minister Boris Johnson to apologize for disparaging comments he made about Muslim women wearing burqas — but he branded his critics “ridiculous”. May said his remarks “have clearly caused offense” and agreed with the chairman of her Conservative party, Brandon Lewis, who had asked […]
Burqa-clad man harassing college girls arrested in Gujranwala
- 18-Oct-2017
GUJRANWALA: Police in Gujranwala on Wednesday arrested a burqa-clad man who was found harassing girls inside a college, ARY News reported. The youth entered the Government Postgraduate College and attended a class clad in a burqa, harassing and annoying the college girls for over an hour. The girls complained to the college principal. When the […]
Morocco bans production and sale of burqas
- 10-Jan-2017
RABAT: Morocco has banned the production and sale of burqa full-face Muslim veils, apparently for security reasons, media reports said Tuesday. While there was no official announcement by authorities in the North African nation, the reports said the interior ministry order would take effect this week. “We have taken the step of completely banning the […]
Dutch MPs approve partial ban on burqa wearing in public
- 30-Nov-2016
THE HAGUE: Dutch MPs on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to ban the Islamic full-face burqa from some public places such as schools and hospitals, the latest such move in a European country. “The law is adopted,” said the speaker of the lower house of parliament, Khadija Arib, referring to legislation which will also ban burqas, and […]
Bulgaria bans the burqa in public places
- 01-Oct-2016
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s parliament has on Friday banned the wearing of face veils in public including niqabs and burqas in a move which drew criticism from the Amnesty International. The “burqa ban” law, pushed by the nationalist Patriotic Front coalition, echoes similar measures in western European countries such as France, the Netherlands and Belgium which have various laws […]
Swiss lawmakers approve step towards burqa ban
- 27-Sep-2016
GENEVA: Switzerland's lower house on Tuesday narrowly approved a draft bill on a nationwide burqa ban, the ATS news agency reported, but the measure remains far from coming into force.
Mallika Sherawat: I cover myself with burqa when I'm traveling alone
- 28-Sep-2015
Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat recently revealed that she wears a burqa every time that she travels alone.