Enforcement would be costly and would only drive burqa-clad women out of the public space and into more darkness. If the purpose of the ban is women’s empowerment, this would be counterproductive.

The NYPD is on the lookout for a burqa-wearing bandit who broke into a Queens home last week and made off with a cache of jewelry -- then strolled off under the cover of the traditional Muslim garb.

Most educated Afghan women I’ve spoken to loathe the burqa. It induces panic, claustrophobia and headaches. It’s a psychological hobbling of women that’s akin to Chinese foot binding.

Banning the burqa will not make it go away; it will only force the women who wear it, whether by choice or under coercion, to drop out of sight. Your tax deductible gift can help stop human rights ...

Agnes De Feo, a researcher and documentary maker who since 2009 has interviewed hundreds of French women who wear the burqa, said that while she believes Nekkaz paid the fines in the beginning, he ...

The burqa images are an intriguing contradiction: They aren’t portraits in the traditional, Western sense. They don’t reveal the faces and identities of their subjects.

A burqa ban won’t protect or unite Britain – it will divide us. When politicians stir up fear around the burqa or the veil, they are not defending public safety – they are inflaming ...

A contentious Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces widely known as the "burqa ban" will take effect on Jan. 1, the government said on Wednesday.