An Australian senator who has long campaigned for the Islamic women's garment known as the burqa to be banned in the country has been suspended from parliament for a week for her protest on Monday in ...

There’s a burqa burglar is on the loose in the Big Apple. The NYPD is on the lookout for a burqa-wearing bandit who broke into a Queens home last week and made off with a cache of jewelry — then ...

MEBOURNE, Australia(AP) — An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burqa ban was barred Tuesday from Parliament for the rest of the year for wearing the Muslim garment in the chamber.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pauline Hanson was suspended for seven sitting days after wearing a burqa in Parliament to protest her colleagues’ ...

This is the moment a Spanish politician gets shut down after donning a burka ahead of a vote on its use in public. Virginia Martinez covered herself up from head to toe to enter the chamber to the ...

Hijab, niqab, burka - there are lots of different kinds of coverings worn by Muslim women all over the world. Some women wear a headscarf to cover their head and hair, while others wear a burka or ...

Australians have once again called on the federal government to enforce a burqa ban years after Pauline Hanson wore one of the religious coverings in Parliament. At least 1,800 people have signed a ...