Gender Issues and the Hijab/Burqa
New ‘secularism handbook’ distributed in French schools
L’Express recently acquired the revised “handbook of secularism at school” which was distributed on May 30 to all heads of school. “It’s a more developed version, more practical and also maybe more…voluntaristic,” than the one distributed under Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, said Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer. The new version is 82 pages–compared to the 32 page one before…
Mixed reactions after Charlie Hebdo depicts veiled Muslim student as monkey
Charlie Hebdo has been heavily criticized for its decision to publish a cartoon depicting a 19-year-old veiled student as a monkey. The text, written in a thought bubble on the cartoon, reads: “They chose me to head the UNEF (French National Student Union).” The cartoon depicts Maryam Pougetoux, leader of a student union at the Sorbonne,…
Article warns the British Muslim community can no longer take its security for granted
In the Independent, Mamadou Bocoum writes that British Muslims need to remember during Ramadan that they cannot take their security for granted anymore, and that the community must work together and with the police and the government to protect their collective freedoms.
BBC Radio 4’s ‘Too Young to Veil?’ examines controversy around primary school age girls wearing the hijab
Shaimaa Khalil discusses the rising trend in the UK of primary school girls wearing the hijab, whether there is a need for concern about this, and who, if anyone, has the right to decide what young girls wear.
Poll shows political engagement among American Muslims is growing and the majority of Americans support Muslim civil rights
The 2018 survey by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) charts the attitudes and policy preferences of Americans concerning Muslims and Islam, and introduces the first Islamophobia Index, a scale that measures anti-Muslim prejudice in America.