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It's Barbie in a burkha: World-famous doll gets a makeover to go under the hammer for 50th anniversary
One of the world's most famous children's toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover - wearing a burkha.Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby's for Save The Children.More...
Tags: barbie, barbie doll, Katrina Kaif, children, toys, make over, barbies 50th anniversary, burkha, veil, muslims
France will oppose but not ban burqas!
Paris :: France | 15 days ago
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Updated on Friday, November 13, 2009, 20:00 IST Paris: France will issue recommendations against full face veils but not pass a law barring Muslim women from wearing them, a leading backer of a legal ban said on Friday.
Tags: France, Andre Gerin, Muslim, face veils, Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, Islam in France, Secularism, Burqa, Niqￄﾁb, Veil, Politics, Purdah, Islamic dress controversy in Europe, French law
Swiss consider ban on wearing burqas
Geneva :: Switzerland | 16 days ago
Credibility S justice minister said yesterday that her country could ban full-body Muslim veils. Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said seeing a woman in a burqa makes her uncomfortable. "If the number of women wearing a burqa increases, we could study a possible ban," said...
Tags: Switzerland, Geneva, Burqa, Veil, Members of the Swiss Federal Council, Purdah, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Leon Schlumpf, Hijab by country
Sarkozy reiterates determination to ban burqa ban in France
Paris :: France | 16 days ago
Credibility France, home to Europe''s biggest Muslim minority, has set up a special panel of 32 lawmakers to consider whether a law should be enacted to bar Muslim women from wearing the full veil. The country has had a long-running debate on how far it is willing...
Tags: France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, Gowns, Headgear, Scarves, Veil, Purdah, Burqa, Dresses, Islam in France, Hungarian nobility, Social Issues, Carla Bruni, Government of Andorra, Grand Croix of the Lￃﾩgion d'honneur
How I Came to Love the Veil” By Yvonne Ridley
Recently while reading through different notes uploaded on a Facebook Fan Page, i came across this one special piece about a woman who has been on either sides of the veil and like many western women had a critical view about the compulsion of a specific...
Unknown men burn 5 mosques in Istanbul, no injured
Five mosques were burnt in the Asian part of Istanbul on May 19, no injured, a local mufti said.....
Tags: Islam, Muslim, Shia, Shiite, Christian, Religious, religion, mosque, veil, sunni
Muslims, Christians in Jerusalem condemn the IOA desecration of Muslim shrines
The Islamic-Christian bureau for the support of Al-Quds, and the holy shrines has accused Tuesday the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of launching "real war" against the Arab presence in the city.....
Tags: Islam, Muslim, Shia, Shiite, Christian, Religious, religion, mosque, veil, sunni
Hezbollah on Alert for Israel's Largest-ever Maneuvers
Hezbollah on Alert for Israel's Largest-ever Maneuvers Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned late Monday that his Lebanese party was ready to fight a new war with Israeli terrorist regime as they prepare for one of its largest military exercises ever...
Tags: Islam, Muslim, Shia, Shiite, Christian, Religious, religion, mosque, veil, sunni
World Shias Leader: Religious scholars must keep abreast of time
World Shias Leader: Religious scholars must keep abreast of time: Ayatollah Khamenei said that another sign of scariness of the bully superpowers and their regional mercenaries is that they try to fan Shia-Sunni...
Tags: Islam, Muslim, Shia, Shiite, Christian, Religious, religion, mosque, veil, sunni
Arabs renew calls for Israel boycott
Arabs renew calls for Israel boycott The 82nd conference for the Arab liaison officers of economic boycott of Israel opened in Damascus on Tuesday with the participation of 14 Arab countries amidst renewed calls for activating those offices.
Tags: Islam, Muslim, Shia, Shiite, Christian, Religious, religion, mosque, veil, sunni
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