Tag: burqa ban
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From ancient class rule to Pauline Hanson’s stunt: why the burqa is not “essential in Islam”
Neither the Qur’an nor the earliest Muslim sources specifically require women to cover their faces or wear garments like the Afghan-style burqa or Gulf-style niqab.
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson renews push to ban burqas and face coverings in Australia
Senator Pauline Hanson first made headlines in 2017 when she entered the Senate chamber wearing a black burqa to highlight her proposed ban.
