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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see more sources in Web Links and Documents section)

The Australian:  January 28, page 8, comment by Alice Thomson, `Not being racist, but Burka is wrong'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/not-being-racist-but-burka-is-wrong/story-e6frg6zo-1225824094749

The Age:  January 27, page 9, news item (photo), `French panel calls for partial ban of full veil'.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/french-panel-calls-for-partial-ban-of-full-veil-20100126-mw9f.html

The Australian:  February 4, page 14, comment by Greg Sheridan, `France's burka ban a boost for equality'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/frances-burka-ban-a-boost-for-equality/story-e6frg6zo-1225826508079

The Australian:  February 1, page 9, comment by Sally Neighbour, `Hidden danger in tampering with the veil'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/hidden-danger-in-tampering-with-the-veil/story-e6frg6ux-1225825212871

The Age:  February 27, Insight section, page 7, analysis by Jason Koutsoukis, `Veil's symbolism obscured by clash of cultures'.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/veils-symbolism-obscured-by-clash-of-cultures-20100226-p94g.html

The Australian:  April 6, page 6, news item by David Charter, `Continental bid to remove veil in the face of Islamic extremism'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/continental-bid-to-remove-veil-in-the-face-of-islamic-extremism/story-e6frg6zo-1225850031714

The Australian:  April 24, page 21, news item by Emma-Kate Symons, `French burka ban lifts veil of division'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/french-burka-ban-lifts-veil-of-division/story-e6frg6so-1225857606421

The Australian:  May 1, Inquirer section, page 6, comment by Tim Soutphommasane, `Burka ban a headache for a liberal society'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/burka-ban-a-headache-for-a-liberal-society/story-e6frg6zo-1225860507040

The Age:  May 1, page 16, news item, `Belgium bans Muslim veil in public'.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/belgium-bans-muslim-veil-in-public-20100430-tzcu.html

The Age:  May 13, page 12, news item, `French assembly moves to ban burqa'.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/french-assembly-moves-to-ban-burqa-20100512-uy0n.html

Herald-Sun:  May 8, page 15, "investigative" news item (photo) by Ruth Lamperd, `Behind the burka'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/herald-suns-ruth-lamperd-hits-melbournes-streets-in-a-burqa/story-e6frf7jo-1225863827309

The Age:  May 8, Insight section, page 9, comment by Samah Hadid, Rayann Bekdache, `What women wear is their business'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/what-women-wear-is-their-business-20100507-ujlz.html

The Age:  May 8, page 13, news item by Katharine Murphy, `Rudd and Gillard disagree on burqa'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/rudd-and-gillard-disagree-on-burqa-20100507-uju6.html

The Age:  May 7, page 3, news item (ref to robbery by man in burka) by Katharine Murphy, `Burqa theft prompts Abbott to echo Howard's concerns'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/burqa-theft-prompts-abbott-to-echo-howards-concerns-20100506-ugyl.html

The Age:  May 16, page 17, analysis / interview with author Ayaan Hirsi Ali) by Emma Brockes, `An infidel's progress' (incl ref to status of women in Muslim society).
http://www.theage.com.au/world/an-infidels-progress-20100515-v5ik.html

The Age:  May 16, page 19, comment by Liz Conor, `The West veils plenty when it condemns the burqa'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/the-west-veils-plenty-when-it-condemns-the-burqa-20100515-v5hh.html

The Age:  May 26, page 6, news item by Michelle Grattan, `Most would back burqa ban'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/most-would-back-burqa-ban-20100525-wb1g.html

The Age:  May 21, page 15, comment by Virginia Haussegger, `The burqa is a war on women'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/the-burqa-is-a-war-on-women-20100520-vnp3.html

The Age:  May 29, page 15, comment / personal experience by Selma Milovanovic, `Dressing to discourage prying eyes ... but to little avail'.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/dressing-to-discourage-prying-eyes--to-little-avail-20100528-wlid.html