Anti-Muslim Politician gets chastised for wearing burqa as campaign stunt in parliament – PB/TK
Anti-Muslim Australian politician attempts burqa stunt – By Aljazeera / Aug 17 2017
An Australian senator provoked an angry backlash from politicians by wearing a burqa in parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign for a national ban on the Islamic face veil.
Pauline Hanson, leader of the anti-Muslim, anti-immigration One Nation party, sat wearing the black head-to-ankle garment for more than 10 minutes before taking it off as she rose to explain that she wanted such outfits banned on national security grounds.
“There has been a large majority of Australians [who] wish to see the banning of the burka,” said Hanson, an outspoken fan of President Donald Trump, as senators objected.
Attorney-General George Brandis drew applause when he said his government would not ban the burqa, and chastised Hanson for what he described as a “stunt” that offended Australia’s Muslim minority.
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