The Western mass media misuses the term ‘burkini’ for the mainstream gaze

European judges will hear the case of a French woman who claims the country’s highly contentious ban on full-face veils violates her rights.

A cartoon superhero who wears a burka is set to debut on Pakistani television, in a series which follows her battle for girls’ education in Pakistan.

Journalists in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia blasted France on Wednesday over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s criticism of the burqa.

The French government was split on Friday over whether a law should be enacted to restrict the wearing of the full Islamic veil by Muslim women.