Afghanistan, Nov. 26 -- Australian Senator Pauline Hanson was suspended for one week after entering parliament in a burqa, a stunt that triggered strong condemnation from lawmakers.
Australia's Senate voted on Tuesday to suspend right-wing politician Pauline Hanson for one week after she entered the chamber wearing a burqa to demand a public ban on full-face coverings.
Hanson, a Queensland senator known for anti-immigration views since the 1990s, sparked outrage on Monday when she arrived in the Senate chamber in a full-body covering. Muslim senators Mehreen Faruqi and Fatima Payman condemned the stunt as blatant racism and an attempt to humiliate Muslim women.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who leads the government in the Senate, introduc...