Burqa on Townhall

• Philadelphia's Burqa Crisis Fri Feb 22
  Daniel Pipes
  Philadelphia, the city where I live, has quietly and unassumedly become the capital of the Western world as regards female Islamic garb as an accessory to crime. ... more
• Dutch burqa ban plan headed for the garbage can Wed May 2
  AP News
• France's Hollande says he'd keep 'burqa ban' Fri Apr 27
  AP News
• Dutch move step closer to banning burqa Fri Jan 27
  AP News
• Canada bans burqa at citizenship swearing in Mon Dec 12
  AP News
• Special Report: In France, far right capitalizes on euro crisis Fri Oct 7
  Reuters News
• Faces and stories of 10-year Afghan war Wed Oct 5
  AP News
• Religion News in Brief Wed Sep 28
  AP News
• Swiss consider new limits on wearing veils Wed Sep 28
  AP News
• Dutch government drafts burqa ban legislation Fri Sep 16
  AP News
• Italian parliament commission approves burqa ban Tue Aug 2
  AP News
• Update: Can Australian Police Look Under Muslim Veil? New Law Says Yes Thu Jul 7
  Townhall.com Staff
• Bureaucratic Overreach Is Not Kids' Stuff Tue Jun 28
  Robert Knight
  Public exposure and outrage is the best medicine for curbing overzealous bureaucrats. From kid searches to lemonade stand shakedowns, bunny busts and EPA and NLRB goons, an informed, active citizenry and media exposure are crucial to thwarting tyranny. ... more
• Email, Hate Mail and Comments from Readers Sat May 21
  John Ransom
  It’s big, big mail-bag weekend. There’s lots of hate mail. We tackle the economy, finance, maids (but not in the same way as DSK) and home-schooling moms in plaid smocks who make us all so nervous when we fly. ... more
• Belgium moves closer to banning burqa in public Thu Apr 28
  AP News
• A Melting Pot Gone Cold Fri Apr 22
  Suzanne Fields
  Our British and European cousins are wrestling with a problem we don't have -- yet. How far can the state go to require religious beliefs to conform to basic law? You don't have to be a civil libertarian to feel a chill down your back in even putting the dilemma in such blunt terms. ... more
• Living in Misery With Abortion Fri Feb 11
  Kathryn Lopez
  She was "small, bubbly and joyful. She had a radiant smile," with a "sweet" face. And yet, she wept. ... more
• Games NPR Plays Sat Jan 29
  Paul Greenberg
  When it comes to bureaucracies, corporate or public, it's not just jobs that can be delegated but any sense of responsibility. This isn't just a familiar pattern, it's standard operating procedure by now. When the head of the outfit is confronted by a scandal that can no longer be ignored, and the public has grown more outraged than usual, protocol demands that the top exec submit ... somebody else's resignation. ... more
• Sooner Shariah Tue Nov 16
  Michael Gerson
  Just to be on the safe side, voters in Oklahoma this month overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that prevents the Talibanization of the Sooner State. ... more
• France firm on burqa ban despite bin Laden threat Fri Oct 29
  AP News
• Europe's Burqa Rage Wed May 26
  Michael Gerson
  Traditional societies can be deeply admirable -- conservative, family-oriented, stable, wise about human nature and human society. But they can also be highly patriarchal. ... more
• Unveiling the Truth About Burqa Bans Sun May 23
  Steve Chapman
  The veil, we are told, is a symbol of oppression imposed on women by husbands and other male relatives. Could be. But how do the critics know? The same thing can be said about surgically enhanced breasts in Europe and the United States. ... more
• Blaming the Burqa Thu Jul 2
  S. E. Cupp
  French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Parliament last week that the burqa, the traditional dress worn by some Islamic women, will no longer be tolerated in France. ... more

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