Australian leader wears burqa to Senate to push for ban, draws criticism from lawmakers

Australian senator and leader of the right-wing One Nation party, Pauline Hanson, wore the burqa to the Senate chamber for the daily questioning time session on Thursday, The Guardian reported. According to the daily, Hanson’s move — meant to push for a ban on the burqa — caused commotion in the chamber and drew strong criticism from Australian attorney general George Brandis who issued a warning that the action may be offensive to the “religious sensibilities of other Australians”. “Senator Hanson, I’m not going to pretend to ignore the stunt that you…

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