Pulling Back the Veil: The Hijab Ban and the Evolution of French Nationalism
In 2004, a French law went into effect banning girls in state sponsored schools from wearing the hijab, a Muslim head covering. While the law also banned the Jewish kippa and large cross necklaces from being worn in public schools, the hijab took center stage in what became a worldwide media frenzy....
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2012
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| Online Access: | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/392 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1398&context=cmc_theses |