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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson wearing a burqa in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

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Australian senator suspended from Parliament for wearing burka in protest

An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burka ban has been barred from Parliament for the rest of the year for wearing the Muslim garment in the chamber.

A Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)

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Sri Lanka pauses for thought ahead of proposed ban on burka

A Sri Lankan Muslim woman, right in black attire, walks in a busy street of Colombo, Sri Lanka (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)

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Sri Lanka announces plan to ban burka and close Islamic schools

Netherlands law banning burka-style clothing comes into force today

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Netherlands law banning burka-style clothing comes into force today

Switzerland to vote in burka ban referendum

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Switzerland to vote in burka ban referendum

Angela Merkel officials seek burka ban

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Angela Merkel officials seek burka ban

Germany is considering a ban of the burka

Germany is considering a ban of the burka

Germany is considering banning the burka.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016