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Veiled women allowed to vote
A ruling enabling covered women in Quebec to cast their ballots is, again, causing controversy.
Tracy Clark-Flory Sep 10, 2007
Burqini creator hearts "Opus"
Aheda Zanetti says the widely censored "Opus" comic strip featuring her creation is "fantastic" and not the least bit offensive.
Tracy Clark-Flory Sep 5, 2007
Roundup: Stripping for women's rights
Plus: Do women know when to stop talking and start doing?
Tracy Clark-Flory Aug 23, 2007
Head scarves to topple secular Turkey?
A Muslim, with a veiled wife, may run for president.
Tracy Clark-Flory Apr 23, 2007
Hijab banned from girls' sports event
Refs call the head scarf a safety hazard.
Tracy Clark-Flory Apr 16, 2007
Hysterics over Pelosi in a hijab
Plus, New Mexico bill mandating HPV vaccine to be vetoed.
Tracy Clark-Flory Apr 4, 2007
Banning veils from the polls
Muslim women will have to remove their niqabs before voting.
Tracy Clark-Flory Mar 23, 2007
Out of the veil, into the Army
A Muslim woman transitions from family life in Saudi Arabia to the U.S. military.
Tracy Clark-Flory Dec 15, 2006
Why shouldn't Muslim women wear veils?
Because "each woman with her beautiful hair is like a flower," according to one Egyptian MP. Hmm.
Tracy Clark-Flory Nov 22, 2006
Dutch Cabinet pushes for burqa ban
Security precaution, or veiled attempt at enforcing cultural assimilation?
Tracy Clark-Flory Nov 20, 2006
When are women like "uncovered meat"?
When they don't wear hijabs, of course.
Tracy Clark-Flory Oct 27, 2006
The politics of veiling
Washington Post and New York Times Op-Ed contributors defend the hijabs and niqabs worn by some Muslim women.
Tracy Clark-Flory Oct 23, 2006
Revisiting the veil
Britain's niqab debate heats up.
Tracy Clark-Flory Oct 13, 2006
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.
Tracy Clark-Flory Oct 6, 2006
Incognito
The author of "The Ice Storm" picks seven favorite books with veils in them.
By Rick Moody Jul 28, 2000
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