ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Irate Islamist lawmakers persuaded the Pakistan government on Thursday to stop a theatre group staging a satirical play about the burqa, the all-covering head-to-toe garment worn ...

The niqab – usually referred to erroneously in Britain as the burqa – is a marginal trend across most Muslim traditions; both historically and across the world today, other than among local nationals ...

NEW DELHI, April 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A female cartoon superhero who dons a burka to tackle crimes against girls and other social ills is bringing her message of women's empowerment to ...

Union Minister Giriraj Singh asserts that in India, a secular country, burqa-clad voters may be asked to reveal their faces ...

(AP) Wonder Woman and Supergirl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the pantheon of female superheroes one who shows a lot less skin. Meet Burka Avenger: a mild-mannered teacher with secret martial ...

Many thousands of Afghans are being forced to give up their lives and livelihoods in Pakistan and move to a country that ...

Patna: As Bihar went to polls for the first phase of its Assembly elections on Thursday, Union Minister Giriraj Singh stirred ...

This special report covers the political controversy sparked by Union Minister Giriraj Singh's statements during elections in ...

To make his point, Singh said, "This is India, the Election Commission's rules apply here, right? When a woman in a burqa ...

Wonder Woman and Supergirl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the pantheon of female superheroes — one who shows a lot less skin. Meet Burka Avenger: a mild-mannered teacher with secret martial arts ...