On AlterNet: burqa

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Pakistani Government Closing Schools Amid Increased Attacks

Ashfaq Yusufzai, IPS News. October 27, 2009.

Between 2007 and 2009 alone, a total 188 schools for girls and 97 for boys were destroyed by the Taliban in Swat, displacing some 500,000 students.

Enough Psuedo-Feminist War-Mongering in the Name of Islamic Women

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 9, 2009.

Really.

Where Are the Burqas France Wants to Ban?

Alecia McKenzie, IPS News. July 8, 2009.

Debate continues in France about whether or not to ban the concealing garment. But is anyone even wearing it?

Should the Burqa Be Banned?

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. June 22, 2009.

French legislation to outlaw the burqa is a misguided attempt to promote women's rights.

France Burqa Ban Begins: Two Arrested, Protests Outside Notre Dame Cathedral

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, December 31, 1969.