The Islamic Veil Affairs (2003-4 and 2009-2011), which led to the banning of Muslim girls wearing Islamic headscarves in French public schools and women wearing
Per-Erik Nilsson takes a religious studies approach to analyse the intersections of secularism, nationhood and populism in contemporary France. This book provid
This book focuses on the recent debates surrounding headscarves in public schools in France, where the wearing of an article of clothing became the focus of int
This book analyses French cultural policies in the face of what the French government perceives as a challenge to its Republican secular raison d'ĂȘtre. It make
Will Islam be able to adapt to France's secularity and its strict separation of public and private spheres? Can France accommodate Muslims? In this book, Frank