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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 12:57 PM

    Book Recommendation

    I highly recommend a book I've been reading through this month:

    "Why the French Don't Like Headscarves: Islam, the State, and Public Space".

    It's by John Bowen, an American anthropologist who was living in France when the main headscarf events took place in 2003.

    What he's trying to do is look at why the veil, of all possible catalysts, became the focus of the debate.

    —locutusest Read locutusest's other letters

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