Tag: public sphere
Muslims in European public spheres and the limits of liberal theories...
Recent events in Europe, from the cartoon crisis in Denmark to the controversy over the construction of minarets in Switzerland, have brought the status of Islam in the secular public sphere to the forefront of European political debates.
Banning Full-Face Coverings in France
By Jennifer Selby
Earlier this week, a 32-member French parliamentary panel recommended that several limitations be placed on niqab and burqa-wearing Muslim women. Led by...
Anthropologist John Bowen Interviewed About Burqas in France
Author of Why the French Don’t like Headscarves (Princeton UP, 2007), Professor John Bowen of the University of Washington in St. Louis is interviewed...
Manual on the wearing of religious symbols in public areas
To address the issues surrounding the wearing of religious symbols in public areas, this manual explores how the European Convention on Human Rights relates...
