Staff / TruthdigOct 8, 2010
France's highest court has upheld a law banning facial veils in public, with supporters claiming it will protect women's rights while critics say it abridges religious freedom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 6, 2010
In protest of France's controversial face veil ban, two students pulled on niqabs and hot pants and went stomping around Paris. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 11, 2010
It isn't an outright ban -- yet -- but the French parliament agreed unanimously (except for 30 protesters who walked out) to condemn the face veil worn by some Muslim women as "an affront to the nation's values of dignity and equality." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2008
When confronted with the uncomfortable task of explaining sexual relations to the uninitiated, it's often handy to look to the animal kingdom for reassuringly "natural" and helpfully vague metaphorical material. Just take the trusty birds-and-bees dodge, for example -- or that old yarn your grammy told your ma about the lollipop and the flies. Wait, what? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 24, 2006
Muslim conservatives are calling for the ouster of Egypt's culture minister after he told an interviewer that the practice of women wearing veils is a regressive act. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigOct 26, 2006
Whether they're donning a slutty Halloween costume or a full-body Islamic veil, many modern women believe they are making their own choices of self-representation -- but they're actually caught in a cultural vise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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