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Why Do Some Muslim Women Wear the Face Veil? ... If you feel that a Muslim woman is oppressed by covering her head, the face veil can only seem like a still greater oppression. I personally do not find veiling to be oppressive in and of itself. The oppression comes when women have no choice in the matter.
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www.muhajabah.com/faceveil.htm
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For Muslim men and women, for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in charity, for men and women who fast (and ... Veiled? One Muslim woman on her choice to veil...
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Still, feminist movements in Muslim societies have always "fought like hell to get rid of the veil," she said. The Shah of Iran banned the veil, and in Afghanistan, the king's wife took off her veil, an act "which in Muslim cultures has always been seen as a symbol of progressive feminism," Smeal said.
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A pictorial overview of different Muslim veil styles -- from the Hijab head scarf to the full-body, all-concealing Burqa. ... The word hijab comes from the Arabic for veil and is used to describe the headscarves worn by Muslim women.
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www.apologeticsindex.org/505-muslim-veils-hijab-burqa/t...
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Muslim Feminists and the Veil: To veil or not to veil - is that the question? ... Veil - it is worth noting that the word 'veil' holds a rich variety of meanings indigenous to the English language, and so when transposed into a Muslim context the word can carry meanings and assumptions alien to the Islamic paradigm[12].
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www.islamfortoday.com/feminists_veil.htm
www.islamfortoday.com/feminists_veil.htm
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Veil fight: Muslim schoolgirl Shabina Begum ... Father John Hayes, 71, was quizzed for more than an hour after commenting on the case of a Muslim girl who went to court over her wish to wear a full veil in class. ... Yet, despite being accused of turning a blind eye to the inflammatory remarks of some Muslim preachers of hate,
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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-487598/Priest-gets-vis...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-487598/Priest-gets-visit-hate-crime-police-expressing-views-Muslim-veil-affair.html
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Cabinet Minister Jack Straw says he would prefer Muslim women not to wear veils which cover the face. ... Veil torn from Muslim woman ... Why Muslim women wear the veil...
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A senior Vatican cardinal says Muslim women in Europe must abide by local law, including any bans on veils. ... Why Muslim women wear the veil ; 05 Oct 06 | Middle East...
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Straw, whose constituency of Blackburn, northern Britain, has a high percentage of Muslim citizens, said he made the request because he "feels uncomfortable about talking with someone whose face you cannot see." ; ... Straw wrote that wearing the full veil "was bound to make better, positive relations between the two...
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rawstory.com/news/2006/Jack_Straw_says_Muslim_veil_is_s...
rawstory.com/news/2006/Jack_Straw_says_Muslim_veil_is_stat_10052006.html
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