Posts Tagged ‘French Muslims’

• Behind the Burqa Ban: The Problem with France’s Muslim Feminists

  July 20th, 2011 This article was written by Peter Gray. France’s decision to outlaw face veils sparked a robust debate about...

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• The Republic Lives its Islamophobia Openly: France’s Newest Anti-Niqab Campaign

  March 21st, 2011 In France, they really don’t like any type of head coverings.  After decades of one headscarf affair after...

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• Ni Putes Ni Soumises: Experiments in Online Activism

  March 16th, 2011 This was written by Lobna Hadji and originally appeared at OWNI.eu, Digital Journalism. I wasn’t meant to die...

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• Swiss Miss: Temps Present’s Mixed Bag of Information

  January 18th, 2011 The Swiss political and media landscape is charged with loaded images of Muslim women.  The French side of...

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• Discussions About Muslim Women Should Include Them: To the Contrary!

  September 27th, 2010 In July, two women in France were asked to leave a holiday camp because of an attempt to...

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• Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow: A Young Woman’s Portrait of Muslims in France

  September 22nd, 2010 I’ve been working on a curriculum project involving novels and memoirs about Muslim women, so the next few...

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• Bérengère Lefranc’s “Un voile, Un certain moi de juin”

  March 15th, 2010 Un voile, Un certain moi de juin is the story of French artist Bérengère Lefranc’s decision to wear...

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• Politics as Usual: France Gets Riled Up About a Candidate’s Headscarf

  February 25th, 2010 Headscarves are the hot talking point in French politics again. But on this occasion, we aren’t talking about...

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• The French Connection: France’s Newest Muslim Women’s Magazine

  January 26th, 2009 Muslimah Media Watch thanks Hijabtrendz for the tip! Those of you who speak French should go check out...

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