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Showing posts with label headscarf. Show all posts

Showing posts with label headscarf. Show all posts

Sep 1, 2009

French Parliament to Investigate a Possible Ban on the Burqa and Niqab - NYTimes.com

Image via Wikipedia By STEVEN ERLANGER PARIS — It is a measure of France ’s confusion about Islam and its own Muslim citizens ...

Jul 3, 2009

Head Scarf, or Jilbab, Emerges as Indonesia Political Symbol

By NORIMITSU ONISHI JAKARTA, Indonesia — The three parties competing in Indonesia’s presidential election next week have plastered this city...

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