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Theme : exclusion
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Beyond the veil
By choosing to comment on Muslim women's dress last week, Jack Straw plunged himself into the heart of a debate that is seen as symbolic of the pitfalls that lie ahead for our increasingly multicultural society. His argument was that the niqab - the style of dress that calls for women's faces to be veiled below eye-level - creates a physical barrier that is problematic because it reflects the social and cultural barriers that already stand between Muslim communities and their...
from : hannahlownsbrough
9th October 2006
