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The headscarf controversy : secularism and freedom of religion /

Hilal Elver offers an in-depth study of the escalating controversy over the right of Muslim women to wear headscarves. Examining legal and political debates in Turkey, several European countries including France and Germany, and the United States, Elver shows the troubling exclusion of pious Muslim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elver, Hilal (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Series:Religion and global politics.
Subjects:
Hijab (Islamic clothing)
Veils > Social aspects.
Islam and secularism.
Ḥijāb.
Voiles (Coiffures) > Aspect social.
Islam et laïcité.
hijabs.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islam and secularism
Veils > Social aspects
Kopftuch
Schleier
Islam
Europa
USA
Türkei
Islam.
Kopftuch.
Kontroverse.
Säkularismus.
Türkei.
Europa.
USA.
Hijab (islamisk klädedräkt)
Slöjor > sociala aspekter.
Sekularism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Hilal Elver offers an in-depth study of the escalating controversy over the right of Muslim women to wear headscarves. Examining legal and political debates in Turkey, several European countries including France and Germany, and the United States, Elver shows the troubling exclusion of pious Muslim women from the public sphere.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 265 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199773053
019977305X