Editor’s Note: Fiona Rogers is the founder of Firecracker, a platform dedicated to supporting women photographers. Max Houghton is a lecturer at London College of Communication. This is an edited ...

The Netherlands, historically associated with the principle of religious tolerance perhaps more than any other state in Europe, has announced its intention to ban the burqa in public. The Dutch ...

Hanson has long called for the burqa to be banned in public, saying the central issue is the “right of others to see a face.” Amid unrest from her fellow senators, Hanson dramatically took off the ...