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'Radical' Muslim Woman Can't be French Citizen

Officials say religion doesn't jell with French values like sex equality

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Jul 12, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - France has rejected a Muslim woman’s application for citizenship because her “radical practice of her religion” doesn’t fit French values, especially in terms of gender equality, the Guardian reports. Faiza M., who wears a burqa, speaks French and lives in Paris with a French national husband and three children born in the country, but was denied citizenship by France’s top administrators after officials called her “insufficiently assimilated.” More »

More about:  France • Islam • Muslim women • gender roles • burka

18 Afghans Killed by
Bomber in a Burka

Taliban claims responsibility for blast

Reuters Reuters May 15, 08 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bomber wearing a burka killed 18 people today in a western Afghanistan bazaar, Reuters reports. A spokesman for the Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the attack, said the bomber was a man. The past two years have been Afghanistan’s bloodiest since 2001, and some Western officials fear a return to anarchy in the country. More »

More about:  Afghanistan • Taliban • suicide bombing • burka

US-Backed Militias Curb
Iraqi Women's Rights

'Sahwa' stabilize areas but rule with medieval customs

Newsweek Newsweek Apr 6, 08 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women's rights in Iraq are devolving under the rule of US-backed militias, Newsweek reports. These Sahwa or "Awakening" groups have stabilized regions, but rule with medieval laws and customs: In some areas, women are commonly kept at home, forced to wear headscarves, or are married into polygamous relationships, Newsweek reports. More »

More about:  Iraq • Baghdad • insurgents • women's rights • Awakening Councils • burka

In Israel, Some Jewish Women Take Up the Veil

Say God favors Muslims' modest
dress; rabbis disagree

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

More about:  Israel • Jerusalem • headscarves • burka • Islamic veil

Italians Face Off After Town Permits Burka

Immigrants win right to wear coverall, but ruling clashes with law

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Oct 10, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Italy is in the midst of an ugly dispute over immigration and Islam following one town's decision to permit the wearing of the burka. The Guardian reports that the prefect of Treviso, near Venice, made the ruling despite laws forbidding the Islamic garment, which covers a woman's body from head to toe except for a mesh over the eyes. More »

More about:  Italy • Islam • burka

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