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burka stories: 9 news summaries

Brit Cops Hunt Burka-Clad Robbery Gang

Ax-wielding male thieves made off
with cash, jewelry

Aug 27, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - British police are investigating three robberies in which men covered in burkas stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry. In separate incidents, the men burst into travel agency and jeweler shops, threatening employees with a knife, a gun, and even an ax, reports the Independent. The... More »

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United Kingdom • robbery • burka • armed robbery • jewel heist

(Newser) - British pools are calling for top-to-toe "burkinis" for Muslim female swimmers, reports the Telegraph. The stance is in marked contrast to the policy at a pool in France, which last week banned the burkini, saying the garment was not "hygienic." A number of public pools in Britain... More »

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Burka Is 'Not Welcome' in France: Sarkozy

Prez says religious covering a sign of female 'subservience'

Jun 22, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy today spoke out strongly against Islamic coverings for women, like the burka, the BBC reports. In a rare speech to parliament, which is considering a ban, the French president said, “we cannot accept to have in our country women who are prisoners behind netting. … The burka... More »

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Islam • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • French Parliament • Islamic Sharia law • niqab • ban • clothing • Muslim women • burka

 France Considers Burka Ban 


Jun 20, 09 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - France’s parliament is making noises about banning head-to-toe Islamic women’s dress such as the burka and niqab, the Times of London reports. Opponents called the the dress “a moving prison” and a “tomb," and say it's cropping up more in big cities. If the... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • French Parliament • Islamic dress code • niqab • Muslim women • burka • President Obama • French Muslims

'Radical' Muslim Woman Can't be French Citizen

Officials say religion doesn't jell with French values like sex equality

Jul 12, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - France has rejected a Muslim woman’s application for citizenship because her “radical practice of her religion” doesn’t fit French values, especially in terms of gender equality, the Guardian reports. Faiza M., who wears a burqa, speaks French and lives in Paris with a French national husband and... More »

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Islam • France • gender roles • Muslim women • burka

18 Afghans Killed by
Bomber in a Burka

Taliban claims responsibility for blast

May 15, 08 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bomber wearing a burka killed 18 people today in a western Afghanistan bazaar, Reuters reports. A spokesman for the Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the attack, said the bomber was a man. The past two years have been Afghanistan’s bloodiest since 2001, and some Western officials fear... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • suicide bombing • burka

US-Backed Militias Curb
Iraqi Women's Rights

'Sahwa' stabilize areas but rule with medieval customs

Apr 6, 08 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women's rights in Iraq are devolving under the rule of US-backed militias, Newsweek reports. These Sahwa or "Awakening" groups have stabilized regions, but rule with medieval laws and customs: In some areas, women are commonly kept at home, forced to wear headscarves, or are married into polygamous relationships, Newsweek... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • women's rights • burka • Awakening Councils • Sahwa

In Israel, Some Jewish Women Take Up the Veil

Say God favors Muslims' modest
dress; rabbis disagree

Mar 8, 08 3:48 PM CST
(Newser) - As she walks through Jerusalem, the veiled figure draws stares and curses. “They shout things at me because they think I am Arab,” she says. In reality, the woman is part of a small movement of Israeli women who are taking up the sal, a veil resembling the... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Islamic veil • headscarves • burka

Italians Face Off After Town Permits Burka

Immigrants win right to wear coverall, but ruling clashes with law

Oct 10, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Italy is in the midst of an ugly dispute over immigration and Islam following one town's decision to permit the wearing of the burka. The Guardian reports that the prefect of Treviso, near Venice, made the ruling despite laws forbidding the Islamic garment, which covers a woman's body from head... More »

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