Articles in English

The burqa and the new religious intolerance
by Martha Nussbaum | Updated August 23, 2012 (First posted May 22, 2012)
ABC Religion and Ethics

France begins ban on niqab and burqa
by Reuters | April 11, 2011
The Guardian

French Parliament Passes Law Banning Burqas
by David Gauthier-Villars and Charles Forelle | September 15, 2010
The Wall Street Journal

Sarkozy Backs Drive To Eliminate The Burqa
by Doreen Carvajal | June 23, 2009
The New York Times

Sarkozy’s unveiled intolerance
Editorial Opinion | June 27, 2009
The Boston Globe

France split over plan to outlaw burqa; Racial unrest feared
over new law, which goes further than ban on headscarves
by John Lichfield | June 20, 2009
The Boston Globe

Out from under; The Islamic veil
September 5, 2009
The Economist

Wearing the burqa is neither Islamic nor socially acceptable
by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown | July 13, 2009
The Independent (London)

Balancing rights and burqas
by Angela C. Wu | January 30, 2008
The Washington Times

Issue isn’t the hijab, it’s the choice
June 24, 2009
The Toronto Star

It is better to avoid making hijab a major issue
by Breda O’Brien | May 31, 2009
The Irish Times

No French citizenship for veiled ‘radical’ Islamic wife
by Matthew Kay | July 12, 2008
The Independent (London)