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Tabloid title: "What a burka!"

Hello,
after the recent statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury about sharia law, a British tabloid headline read "What a burka".

I feel this title is some kind of pun, possibly relying on a different word which sounds like "burka", or maybe just begins with a 'b'. Could someone please cast some light?
Thanks in advance,
Leszek.
NB: I am asking out of pure language curiosity. Not knowing the actual statement, I do not feel competent to discuss its content.
  

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[nq:1]after the recent statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury about sharia law, a British tabloid headline read "What a burka". a different word which sounds like "burka", or maybe just begins with a 'b'. [/nq] A burke is a stupid person.

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  • [nq:1]after the recent statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury about sharia law, a British tabloid headline read "What a burka".
  • a different word which sounds like "burka", or maybe just begins with a 'b'.
  • [/nq] A burke is a stupid person.
  • A burka is a garment worn by some Muslim women.
  • Owain
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[nq:1]after the recent statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury about sharia law, a British tabloid headline read "What a burka". ... a different word which sounds like "burka", or maybe just begins with a 'b'. Could someone please cast some light?[/nq]
A burke is a stupid person.
A burka is a garment worn by some Muslim women.
Owain
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Uzytkownik "Owain" (Email Removed) napisal w wiadomosci
[nq:1]A burke is a stupid person.[/nq]
Thank you; that was the missing link.
Best, L.
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