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Ban women wearing the burka from benefits and public transport, demands French government spokesman
01/20/2010

Women who wear the burka in France should be banned from using public transport or receiving state handouts, a government spokesman has said. The call came just one day after the head of President Nicolas Sarkozy's party, the UMP, said that Muslim women wearing full face veils should not be granted French nationality.

Politics of Burka and Niqab Heat Up in Canada
11/19/2009

The Muslim Canadian Congress is lobbying to ban the burka and niqab, but authorities say apparel is a matter of individual expression. Young women who have adopted the clothes say they like the modest attire.

Roeder Confesses to Tiller Killing
11/19/2009

Scott Roeder, the alleged murderer of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, MD, confessed to the killing in an interview yesterday. Roeder spoke to the Associated Press by phone from the Sedgwick County Jail in Kansas, explaining his plans to pursue a "necessity defense" when his trial commences in January. Roeder faces a first degree murder charge and two counts of aggravated assault.

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At The Sister Fund, we believe that gender- and social-justice work rooted in religious belief has the power to heal. We see Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other religious women who are committed to justice, passionate in their pursuits and clear about their calling as the Healers of Our Time (H.O.T.).