Religious Tradition or Political Symbol? Muslim Headscarves Test the Limits of German Tolerance

For years, Germany’s legal experts have been arguing about whether Muslim public officials have the right to wear headscarves. The issue raises difficult questions about religious tolerance and constitutional rights in Germany. “When you do something,” Brigitte Weiss says, “you need to do it right.” It’s a motto she knows from home. She remembers people

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Muslim Identity & Global Change

The controversy in the UK over voluntary partial adoption of shariah law to help solve domestic disputes within some Muslim migrant communities led to a storm of criticism of the Archbishop of Canterbury , the leader of the Anglican Church, over what he did not say, and very little discussion on the implications of what

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