Keeping identity at a distance: Explaining France's new legal restrictions on the Islamic headscarf

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-259

  Thomas, Elaine R ^a  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminism; France; Muslims; Schools; Secularism; Veil

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; FEMINISM; ISLAMISM; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; RELIGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 32444437776     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870500465355     Document Type: Article

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