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  • June 2008

    • Workers Bar Muslim Women From Obama Backdrop

      Politico  |  Jun 18, 08 2:53 PM CDT

      Workers Bar Muslim Women From Obama Backdrop

      (Newser) - Two Muslim women were barred from sitting behind Barack Obama during a rally Monday, with campaign volunteers concerned about headscarves appearing on TV and in pictures, Politico reports. One woman was told the "political climate" made her presence problematic; another was told headwear of any kind was off-limits in the assiduously assembled backdrop. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • Muslim women  • American Muslims  • headscarves  • campaign rally  • hijabs

  • May 2008

    • Rachael Ray's 'Terror Scarf' Ad Yanked

      Boston Globe  |  May 28, 08 9:44 CDT

      Rachael Ray's 'Terror Scarf' Ad Yanked

      (Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an ad featuring TV chef Rachael Ray after conservative commentators got tied in knots over her scarf, the Boston Globe reports. The black-and-white scarf around her neck looked a little too much like a keffiyeh—the traditional headwear of Arab men—for some observers, who howled in outrage and threatened a boycott over the supposed link to the "murderous Palestinian jihad." More »

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      Palestinians  • advertisements  • Dunkin' Donuts  • Rachael Ray  • headscarves

  • March 2008

    • In Israel, Some Jewish Women Take Up the Veil

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 8, 08 3:48 PM CST

      In Israel, Some Jewish Women Take Up the Veil

      (Newser) - As she walks through Jerusalem, the veiled figure draws stares and curses. “They shout things at me because they think I am Arab,” she says. In reality, the woman is part of a small movement of Israeli women who are taking up the sal, a veil resembling the Muslim hijab. They say it is Muslims who are imitating old Jewish custom, the Times (UK) reports. More »

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      Israel  • Jerusalem  • headscarves  • burka  • Islamic veil

  • February 2008

    • Winehouse to Launch Clothing, Makeup Line

      Sun (UK)  |  Feb 26, 08 1:40 PM CST

      Winehouse to Launch Clothing, Makeup Line

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse is about to release a line of clothing and makeup for the many, many people who want to look like her, the Sun reports. Prepare for Winehouse-brand leopard-print headscarves, hairspray, and, of course, liquid eyeliner. “I think this stuff would sell very well,” said a fashion industry source. “She has become a fashion icon despite not always looking too fresh.” More »

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      fashion  • Amy Winehouse  • clothing  • headscarves  • cosmetics  • makeup  • eyeliner

    • Turkey Lifts Head Scarf Ban

      New York Times  |  Feb 9, 08 1:05 PM CST

      Turkey Lifts Head Scarf Ban

      (Newser) - Turkey’s parliament today lifted the decade-old ban on wearing Muslim head scarves in college, the New York Times reports, a major salvo in the growing battle between Turkey’s growing devout middle class and entrenched secular elite. Proponents of the ban, who fear women will soon be forced to wear the scarves, will likely appeal to their secular allies on the Constitutional Court. More »

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      Turkey  • Islam  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • Muslim women  • headscarves

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