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Controversy over the Headscarf (2004)

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The French Ban In December 2003, French President Jacques Chirac announced that Muslim headscarves, Jewish skullcaps, and large crosses were to be banned in French public schools, arguing that he intended to uphold the principle of secularism, which is...

Headscarf Controversy Seen as Matter of Human Rights vs. Fundamentalism

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Source: The Jakarta Post http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20040212.E02&i… On February 12, 2004 The Jakarta Post ran an article by Mohamad Abdun Nasir, who is conducting research on the Muslim headscarf in contemporary western...

Pew Forum Hosts Discussion on International Headscarf Controversies

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Source: The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life http://pewforum.org/events/index.php?EventID=55 On April 19, 2004 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life sponsored a panel discussion about the controversy over the headscarf in various international...

Hijab Sparks Controversy in Germany, France, Turkey

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Source: BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3135600.stm On September 26, 2003 the BBC News ran a story on the controversy over the hijab in various countries: "Few pieces of headwear prompt such controversy. A number of European countries are...

Court Upholds Teacher's Right to Wear Headscarf in Class

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Source: Duetsche Welle http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1432_A_978043_1_A,00.html On September 24, 2003 Duetsche Welle reported: "Germany’s highest court on Wednesday confirmed the right of a female Muslim teacher to wear a headscarf in the classroom...

Headscarf Controversy Seen as Political

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Source: BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3513259.stm On February 25, 2004 the BBC News reported, "As France pushed ahead with its planned school headscarf ban, in Turkey the issue has been the subject of impassioned debate for more than 20 years...

Headscarf Controversy Sparked by Annual President's Party

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Source: The Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1031/p08s02-woeu.html On October 31, 2003 The Christian Science Monitor ran an article on a controversy over the hijab sparked by Turkey's annual president's party celebrating the...

Headscarf Controversy an International Phenomenon

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Source: BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3476163.stm On February 10, 2004 the BBC News ran a feature on "headscarves in the headlines" across the globe, including an interactive map where visitors to their website can click on a country and...

"ProHijab" Organization Seeks to Protect Woman's Right to Wear Headscarf

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Source: Yahoo! News Wire Service: AFP http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1537&ncid=1537&e=12&u=/… On July 8, 2004 Agence France-Presse reported, "British Muslim women launched a campaign to...

Pro-Hijab Activists Host Demonstration for European Muslims' Right to Wear Headscarf

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Source: Reuters http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5645913 On July 12, 2004 Reuters reported, "Activists launched a campaign on Monday to protect the right of Muslim women in Europe to wear Islamic headscarves. The issue of the...

"Quebec Identity" vs. the Headscarf: Student Expelled for Wearing Hijab

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Source: The Globe and Mail http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030926/CO… On September 26, 2003 The Globe and Mail reported on the controversy surrounding the hijab, or Muslim headscarf, in Quebec: "The current...

Muslim Leader Threatens Legal Action if Ban of Religious Symbols Passes

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Source: Channel News Asia http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/65199/1/.html On January 7, 2004 Channel News Asia ran an Agence France Presse article that reported, "Leading Muslim cleric Yussef al-Qaradawi has threatened legal action if...