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burka

[ UK /bˈɜːkɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan
    the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa

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  • Michael Burkard's latest book - full of revenants, revisitations, and regrets - is similarly lingering and resonant.
  • Says Burka: "One way to assert your independence is by procrastinating, even if the person you are rebelling against is yourself.
  • Amongst a life-size model of a woman dressed in a 'stars-and-stripes' burka, human hearts half buried in sand and children chiseling away at an edible depiction of the crucified Jesus, is the creator of all the aforementioned works: iconic artist and graffiti pioneer Nick Walker. Constantin Bjerke: In Gods We Trust (Video)
  • Some apologists of Islamism in academia and feminist groups bend the truth to make it sound as if their defence of the burka is a defence of tolerant Western values. Archive 2009-10-01
  • And if you would allow wearing of crosses, but ban burkas … Or, maybe support the banning of both (as is the inclination (if not the legal situation …?) in secularist France …? Anglican Diocese of Montreal supports the burka « Anglican Samizdat
  • These include an Asian man, a white Eastern European and a black African man.Plans are also in the pipeline to include a Chinese woman and a burka-wearing Muslim.
  • Muslims are striving for purity of mind and the burka is what they need on their women to prevent lust! The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause
  • Tom Burkard, a research fellow at the thinktank who is on the steering committee for the planned school, said: "I want to get away from the idea that it is going to be a glasshouse or sin-bin. Secondary school where every teacher will be a soldier
  • Having her wear a burka is actually a pretty good idea or at least a paper bag. Think Progress » Coulter Cancels Speech In Canada After 2,000 Students Show Up To Protest Her Appearance
  • It's not the full-blown burka or the chador that is at issue, but the simple, elegant headscarf with which Muslim women in France cover their hair, ears and throat.
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