veils

Veiled women allowed to vote
A ruling enabling covered women in Quebec to cast their ballots is, again, causing controversy.
Burqini creator hearts "Opus"
Aheda Zanetti says the widely censored "Opus" comic strip featuring her creation is "fantastic" and not the least bit offensive.
Roundup: Stripping for women's rights
Plus: Do women know when to stop talking and start doing?
Head scarves to topple secular Turkey?
A Muslim, with a veiled wife, may run for president.
Hijab banned from girls' sports event
Refs call the head scarf a safety hazard.
Hysterics over Pelosi in a hijab
Plus, New Mexico bill mandating HPV vaccine to be vetoed.
Banning veils from the polls
Muslim women will have to remove their niqabs before voting.
Out of the veil, into the Army
A Muslim woman transitions from family life in Saudi Arabia to the U.S. military.
Why shouldn't Muslim women wear veils?
Because "each woman with her beautiful hair is like a flower," according to one Egyptian MP. Hmm.
Dutch Cabinet pushes for burqa ban
Security precaution, or veiled attempt at enforcing cultural assimilation?
When are women like "uncovered meat"?
When they don't wear hijabs, of course.
The politics of veiling
Washington Post and New York Times Op-Ed contributors defend the hijabs and niqabs worn by some Muslim women.
Revisiting the veil
Britain's niqab debate heats up.
Sneering at the veil
The U.K.'s Jack Straw, leader of the House of Commons, asks Muslim women to remove their veils when meeting with him.
Incognito
The author of "The Ice Storm" picks seven favorite books with veils in them.

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