The burqa, a symbol of Taliban repression of women, remains a common sight in Afghanistan, nearly three years after the hard-line government was ousted by U.S. forces. In Kabul, more than half of the ...

PARIS, France -- France's justice minister went before parliament Tuesday to defend a hotly debated bill that would ban burqa-style Islamic veils in public, arguing that hiding your face from your ...

KABUL, Afghanistan - The homespun Afghan burqa is under siege from east and west these days - cut-price competition from China, and Western influences that are leading many urban women to exchange the ...

Employers should be able to decide if their staff can wear burkas in the workplace, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said, amid a debate on the face coverings and whether they should be banned in ...

PARIS — France's hotly debated bill to ban burqa-style Islamic veils in public is going before parliament, with President Nicolas Sarkozy's government casting the measure as a way to promote equality ...