I wore a burka only once and would not wish it on my worst enemy. I borrowed it from an Afghan friend whose mother fled from the wrath of the Taliban when she was forced to ditch her Western-style ...

While there’s nothing specifically wrong with superheroes abroad, there is the fact that they are not really ‘Pakistani’ looking; their attire is completely out of place. We don’t wear swimsuits or ...

The Burka is under attack! Its assailants also. With whom should we side? Is it really offensive to compare it to a letter-box on legs? Or to joke of its being an aid to the bank-robber or the ...

Fierce has been the uproar surrounding the French National Assembly’s recent efforts to outlaw the wearing of the burka (a full veil that masks a woman’s face and body, worn by some Muslim women).

MANY Muslim women around the world choose to cover their hair, head and sometimes face. Covering up is seen as a symbol of modesty and a sign of religious faith – but some countries have banned niqabs ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. On Friday, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière called for a ban ...

FACE veils are worn by some Muslim women in accordance with certain Islamic traditions that insist on “modesty” in public. There have been calls to ban them in the UK – and Boris Johnson got into hot ...

A few years ago, someone from the Feminist Majority Foundation called the Muslim Women’s League to ask if she could “borrow a burka” for a photo shoot the organization was doing to draw attention to ...

A caped crusader is on the loose in the mountains of Pakistan, but she's not your traditional superhero. The Burka Avenger wears a flowing black veil — only her brown eyes are visible — as she fights ...

Police have said they may let Muslim officers wear the Burka as they seek to boost diversity in the force. Senior officers at West Midlands Police revealed they would discuss allowing the traditional ...