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Australian far-right senator censured over 'inflammatory, divisive' comments about Muslims

"They hate Westerners, and that's what it's all about. You say there's great Muslims out there, well I'm sorry, how can you tell me there are good Muslims?" Hanson said in an interview with Sky News.

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ONE NATION leader Pauline Hanson walks out during debate on a censure motion in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 2, 2026.
Australian far-right Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday

Australian far-right senator wears burqa to parliament, sparking outrage

Senator Pauline Hanson wore the burqa shortly after she was denied permission to introduce a bill that would outlaw burqas and other full-face coverings in public places in Australia.

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Afghan women and children wait for their turn to see a doctor at Yaka Dokan health clinic run by nonprofit organization World Vision, in Yaka Dokan village, Herat, Afghanistan

Taliban policing hospital entrances, denying entry to women without complete burqa covering - MSF

The report comes after women were left laying in rubble for hours, waiting for female rescuers following an earthquake.

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A Muslim woman wearing a hijab takes a photograph in Duomo square in Milan October 7, 2009.

New Italian bill targets Islamic face coverings and religious funding

Italy may be the next of more than 20 countries, among those, France, Austria, and Tunisia, to ban the public use of Muslim attire.

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Australia may allow burka in court

Witness in fraud trial has sparked nationwide interest.

AUGUST 5, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
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MKs discuss France-like burka ban

Bill presented to Knesset regarded as unlikely to become law.

JULY 16, 2010ByGIL STERN STERN SHEFLER
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Belgium set to ban burqa in July

Neighboring France and the Netherlands may also outlaw attire that is viewed by many in Western European societies as demeaning to women.

APRIL 17, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
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French PM asks government body to study burqa law

Parliamentary committee has recommended forbidding face-covering veils in public services.

JANUARY 30, 2010ByBY ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Muslim woman presses French panel for burqa ban

Sihem Habchi appears as first witness before newly created parliamentary group studying Islamic clothing.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009ByASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman wearing the niqab, a veil worn by the most conservative Muslims that exposes only a woman's eyes, walking in Marseille.