Sir Sadiq Khan said he "wouldn't dream" of telling women what to wear after Reform UK's Laila Cunningham indicated she would support a burka ban if she becomes mayor of London.

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 ...

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).

Katie Dugger, above, dressed in traditional Muslim clothing during a city council meeting on January 25, 2021, to avoid wearing a mask. City of Lewiston Idaho's City Council An Idaho woman said she ...

Morris Burka Jr., a New Orleans businessman who was active in a host of causes, including many in the Jewish community, died Thursday at St. Anna's Residence of heart failure. He was 90. A lifelong ...

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 ...

17:06, Wed, Jun 11, 2025 Updated: 17:08, Wed, Jun 11, 2025 Well, at least the latest Reform row has highlighted one of the issues of the day: should Britain ban the burka? I’m not massively in favour ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...