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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:00 AM

The veil vs. French values

A Muslim woman is denied citizenship -- some say because she wears the niqab.
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Wednesday, July 23, 2008 01:27 PM

    ironically, secularization in france...

    ...was originally meant to break the strangehold of the Catholic church on French government and society, but very few people would bat an eye at a wimpled and veiled Catholic nun walking down the streets of Paris, nor seriously make the argument that her choice of religion or clothing is inconsistent with French values. Yet she is very nearly as covered up as a woman wearing the niquab...

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