The politics of the veil /
By: Scott, Joan Wallach
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BookSeries: Public square (Princeton, N.J.)Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007.Description: xii, 208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780691147987; 0691125430 (hbk. : alk. paper)Program: MIST906 MIST926Subject(s): Muslims -- France | Racism -- France | Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Law and legislation -- France | Muslims -- Cultural assimilation -- France | Secularism -- France | Culture conflict -- France | Muslims -- France | Racism -- France | Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Law and legislation | Secularism -- France | Culture conflict -- FranceDDC classification: 305.6/97/0944 Online resources: Location Map
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The author challenges the French laws banning Muslim girls from wearing headscarves, claiming that the scarf represents a symbol of religion; and maintains that the French government continues to encourage racism and separation of ethnic groups.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 305.6970944 SC PO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0046988 | ||
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 305.6970944 SC PO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0046989 |
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| 305.694505492 JO MI The minority massacre in Bangladesh, ignored by the World : | 305.697092 OM ON Only half of me / | 305.6970941 AJ EU European Muslims and their foreign policy interests : | 305.6970944 SC PO The politics of the veil / | 305.6970944 SC PO The politics of the veil / | 305.69710021 PO PU Population dynamics in Muslim countries : | 305.8 AD IM Imagined liberation : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-197) and index.
The headscarf controversies -- Racism -- Secularism -- Individualism -- Sexuality.
The author challenges the French laws banning Muslim girls from wearing headscarves, claiming that the scarf represents a symbol of religion; and maintains that the French government continues to encourage racism and separation of ethnic groups.
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