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	Halfbakery: The See-Thru Burkha
		If the burkha is made of clear plastic, the woman would be fulfilling her duty of covering up, but at the same time she would not be perceived to be "concealing" herself, thus showing that she is willing to comply with the request of the MP in question.
		The full burkha is more common on the streets of the UK than it seems to be in many countries with a Muslim majority.
		Couple this observation with the fact that the wearing of the burkha in the UK has risen in popularity post 9/11 and I think the conclusion is that this mode of dress is a defensive statement of identity rather than a genuine religious observance.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/The_20See-Thru_20Burkha (2407 words)

	Netherlands may ban burkha
		What could come in Verdonk's way is the Netherlands' legislation promising freedom of religion, but analysts say she might work around it by banning the burkha 'in specific situations' citing public safety.
		Under this, the burkha is likely to be banned in shops, public buildings, cinemas, train and bus stations and airports, as well as on trains and buses.
		Last year a college banned two Muslim women from wearing the burkha during social work and childcare course, and a judge agreed with the college.
	in.rediff.com /news/2005/oct/13burkha.htm (571 words)

	Asia Times
		While they could not stop anyone from wearing a burkha if they chose, officers told the community that those who exercised the option would be stopped at the school gates and searched.
		Available data indicates that the overwhelming majority of civilian victims of terrorist violence are not Hindus but ordinary Muslims who are believed to be inadequately servile to the religious right.
		In November 2001, 57-year-old schoolteacher Gulzar Lone was shot dead in front of his students at the government middle school in Alal, near Thanamandi, for the "crime" of having taught his daughter Jabeera Lone how to drive a two-wheeler.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/EA09Df02.html (1215 words)

	Mallika Sherawat’s Airport tantrum
		The actress who is known for her skimpy outfits and dare bare attitude has now given up her plunging necklines and rising hemlines for the highly demure attire of a burkha off-screen.
		Recently on a world tour, accompanied by other high profile celebs, the actress turned up in a burkha and refused to show her face for identification to airport authorities.
		Mallika arrived in a burkha at the airport with her brother Vikram and another male companion.
	www.bollywoodmantra.com /1162_mallika-sherawats-airport-tantrum.html (393 words)

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		Burkha was the proper veiling system rigidly obeyed by all Muslim women until early 20
		Another interesting phenomena of veiling are seen frequently among the Arab elite class who wears hijab or Burkha at the Air port but the moment they are boarded the aircraft, immediately they remove their veils altogether and become a perfectly western-dressed lady in front of other male passengers.
		Even Burkha will not be able to save her from molestation or else.
	www.faithfreedom.org /Articles/khurshedCh/hijab.htm (2556 words)

	Burkha Vs Bikini, Women in Islam, Womens outdated, Woman Modernising, Dancing Women, Fashion, Feminists, liberate ...
		Apart from stealing Arab oil, the impending war in the Middle East is about stripping Arabs of their religion and culture, exchanging the burkha for a bikini.
		For me, the burkha represents a woman's consecration to her husband and family.
		I am not advocating the burkha but rather some of the values that it represents, specifically a woman's consecration to her future
	www.allaahuakbar.net /womens/burka_vs_bikini.htm (734 words)

	Behind the Burkha \| Vibewire 3.0 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The film tells the story of a young girl's life under the, now-fallen, regime, as her mother and grandmother force her to dress up as a boy so she can work and bring home food for the family.
		Set against the dusty orange backdrop of war-torn Kabul, the film has a documentary feel; depicting a woman being punished for baring a plastic-sandalled foot sticking out from under her burkha as she rides a bicycle, demonstrations by women chanting "We are not political.
		Perhaps what the Taliban did not have in mind when they enforced the burkha was its subversive potential.
	www.vibewire.net /node/4144 (1338 words)

	BROKEN WINDOWS
		The burkha's symbolic power is undeniable: to those of us in the non- fundamentalist- Muslim "west", it represents all the pain and suffering some Afghan women live with every day, suffering that is imposed on them by the men in their lives.
		This may not be an accurate view (hopefully the women of Afghanistan will one day write their own burkha stories), but it is the one most of us have when we see photographs of those women-turned-feather-blue ghosts.
		When he did they were in their burkhas, usually in groups of two or more.
	blogs.salon.com /0002967/2005/11/01.html (1609 words)

	Cloaks and daggers
		Meanwhile, a second and third set of posters were put up starting December 2, each imposing a fresh deadline for adoption of the burkha, and warning of a variety of punishments ranging from mutilation to death.
		In November 2001, 57-year-old school teacher Gulzar Lone was shot dead in front of his students at the Government Middle School in Alal near Thanamandi.
		Rajouri also now has a Bajrang Dal unit, which claims the BJP is not acting with adequate aggression to defend the Hindu interests in the area.
	www.hindu.com /fline/fl2001/stories/20030117007302200.htm (2267 words)

	Burkha to Mallika's rescue? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Hiding behind a burkha to avoid being spotted may have had more advantages for Mallika Sherawat than even she could have planned.
		In his police statement, Dalal reportedly said that his men, who were on the lookout for the actress, missed her twice as she was wearing a burkha.
		Sherawat is known to wear a burkha while visiting public places such as malls, multiplexes and airport to avoid being mobbed.
	www.chalomumbai.com /news/city/2006/november/146805.htm (396 words)

	Kate Beckinsale's burkha bumps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Kate Beckinsale wants to hide her sexy curves under a burkha.
		The stunning actress claims Hollywood stars need disguises to avoid being hounded by fans - and thinks a non-religious "celebrity burkha" would be ideal.
		She told GQ magazine: "I could cause all kinds of havoc in a burkha.
	www.celebvilla.com /celebrity_gossip/20060105200006.html (197 words)

	All About Books...And Life: The Burkha Ban
		In The Netherlands, elections are due and one of the big items on the agenda is the burkha ban.
		I come from a country of 2,000 years of culture, a lot of it intertwined with Muslim culture and traditions.
		Every time I read a story about the burkha ban or the ban on the scarf (the scarf is banned in German schools and also in French schools), I feel insulted, I feel like I'm being told that my culture is crap and I should get with the program and be entirely Western.
	amulyamalladi.blogspot.com /2006/11/burkha-ban.html (911 words)

	RW ONLINE: The Hidden History of Women in Afghanistan
		The burkha --the full-body veil created to hide women completely from the gaze of men--is one of the most hateful symbols of women's oppression.
		We are told that the burkha came in with the Taliban regime, and that U.S. bombs made it possible for women to take that burkha off.
		This is misleading and self-serving, since the U.S. was a key sponsor of the extreme fundamentalist forces who imposed the burkha as state policy in the 1990s.
	rwor.org /a/v23/1140-1147/1142/afghanwomen.htm (3002 words)

	Burkha Cartoons
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	www.cartoonstock.com /directory/b/burkha.asp (471 words)

	Burkha wearer says no driving safety risk - Newstalk ZB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		A woman who wears the traditional Islamic dress, claims wearing a burkha while driving is not at all dangerous.
		The Police Association believes drivers wearing full burkhas which also cover the face, pose a safety risk and it wants the garments banned.
		She says she has no problem with visibility when she wears one behind the wheel.
	www.newstalkzb.co.nz /newsdetail1.asp?storyID=93253 (253 words)

	Polite Indian
		Burkha Gang and the Ban on Burkha clad shoppers
		As a result The jewellers association of aMaharashtra issued a ban on burkha clad shoppers and obviously the clerics are agitated with this ban.
		For those who have some time at their hands can use RTI to fight small cases of corruption and escape paying bribes.
	politeindian.wordpress.com (2579 words)

	Film news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Mumbai on the 24th of August for the hearing of the case in which she is accused of vulgarity and obscenity for posing for a nude photograph published in a 1993 issue of the 'Stardust' coverpage, they will burn her alive!...
		Justifying their statements, the Muslim leaders say that the burkha is the holy dress of a Muslim woman and making it her attire by a vulgar and shameless woman like Mamta Kulkarni is insulting the Islam religion.
		According to the Muslim leaders, Mamta is bringing shame to all Muslim women by wearing burkha.
	www.netguruindia.com /Entertain/n_news3.html (187 words)

	ShoppingBlog.com: The Hospital Gown That's Also a Burkha
		A British hospital has announced that it start providing burkha-style hospital gowns for its female Muslim patients.
		And there's always some idiot with a video camera who wants to record the happy moment after,oh, say the birth of your child, when you're looking possibly the worst you've ever looked in your entire life.
		Sure, the photos after your child's birth may cause some excited comments from your in-laws (and engender a great deal of confusion and pointed questions about adoption from your children, years later), but hey, if you feel like throwing a giant sheet over your head, why not?
	www.shoppingblog.com /cgi-bin/sblog.pl?sblog=905061 (725 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Rumors of War (Ingrate Expectations)
		He said that ahead of several people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha.
		The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was an Iraqi.
		The woman in the burkha left the store in silence.
	www.snopes.com /rumors/lapelpin.asp (865 words)

	Mallika Sherawat in a burkha drama at airport
		Mallika Sherawat in a burkha drama at airport
		Living in a dream world, Mallika Sherawat refused to remove her burkha at the airport, while departing for the 'Rockstars' show.
		When officials at the counter asked her to show her face for identification before boarding, she threw a huge tantrum.
	www.bollyvista.com /article/a/32/6577 (154 words)

	Clarkson defends burkha comments \| POLITICS \| NEWS \| tvnz.co.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		National Party MP Bob Clarkson is defending his criticisms of Muslim women who wear the head-to-toe covering known as a burkha.
		Clarkson insists he does not want to offend anybody but says if people want to come to New Zealand, they have to learn to tolerate Kiwi society.
		Kamal says the burkha is part of Muslim religion and Clarkson needs to understand why its important to their faith.
	tvnz.co.nz /view/page/488120/821562 (273 words)

	Burkhe ke peeche kya hai!
		Stars are generally caught in compromising situations, but this is one of those rare times when an actor has been caught doing his job.
		Anil Kapoor was undercover in a burkha doing research in a crowded Delhi locality for his next film, Black and White, when the people mistook him for a terrorist.
		Since Anil did not want to make his presence there known, he decided to wear a burkha and enter the locality.
	www.mid-day.com /hitlist/2006/november/146918.htm (602 words)

	burkha: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
		burkha: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
		Just heard on the radio that the Dutch are about to enact one of the strictest bans in Europe against the Muslim women’s garment,the burqa.
		burkha per day for the last 30 days
	technorati.com /tag/burkha (114 words)

	The Sun Online - Bizarre: Stupid Burkha
		TOUGH rapper LIL’ KIM has never shied away from controversy, and by posing in a burkha and bikini she’s not about to start now.
		This shocking picture will not only upset music fans sensitive about war in Iraq, it will anger Muslims as the star is baring flesh beneath the burkha, a head-to-toe cloak worn specifically to conceal the skin.
		US mag Oneworld carried the snap on its cover – and caused outrage when it hit the shelves.
	www.thesun.co.uk /article/0,,4-2003141738,00.html (307 words)

	Kate Beckinsale’s Burkha craze - Style Guru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Lady that is surely a bad thought that you are planning to take up.
		She has got all complaints, her fat ass and now she thinks that all the Hollywood stars would be happy if they would be sporting Burkhas.
		Kate want to sport burkhas nowyou guys better get a transparent one for her or this hot babe will end up in suffocation.
	www.styleguru.org /entry/kate-beckinsales-burkha-craze (404 words)

	dervala.net: Limerick Burkha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		At bus-stops they move as if on castors.
		It looks peculiar, this Catholic burkha, and doesnand#8217;t help large Irish booty (though it avoids the great depilation debates that absorbed my class).
		It looks peculiar, this Catholic burkha, and doesn’t help large Irish booty (though it avoids the great depilation debates that absorbed my class).
	www.dervala.net /archives/000568.html (377 words)

	'Should a burkha clad Sania play tennis?' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Nagpur, September 13: The BJP minority cell on Tuesday defended the sporting attire of tennis sensation Sania Mirza and ridiculed the ‘fatwa’ given by some Muslim religious leaders.
		“Should a burkha clad Sania play tennis in international competitions,” posed general secretary of BJP All India Minority Cell, Nahid Zafar Sheikh, at a press conference.
		She said Sania should wear any sporting attire in which she is comfortable.
	www.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=54556 (252 words)

	Independent Women's Forum: Hard Times for Burkha Biz
		Muhammed I. Islamadin of Kabul, Afghanistan, is going broke in the burkha business, reports The Wall Street Journal.
		The once super salesman recalls the halcyon Taliban days when burkhas were "a wonderful business.
		He explains how the Taliban took care of marketing.
	www.iwf.org /issues/issues_detail.asp?ArticleID=156 (115 words)

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