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Human rights and religion : the Islamic headscarf debate in Europe / Dominic McGoldrick.

By: McGoldrick, Dominic.
Publisher: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2006Description: xx, 320 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781841136523 (pbk.); 1841136522 (pbk.).Subject(s): Muslim women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Europe | Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Law and legislation | Clothing and dress -- Religious aspects -- Islam | Human rights -- Religious aspects | Religion and state -- European Union countries | Human rights -- European Union countriesDDC classification: 342.40852
Contents:
Acknowledgments. - Table of cases. - Introduction. - 1. Human rights and religion: the challenge of the Islamic Headscarf-Hijab. - 2. The Islamic Headscarf debate in France. - 3. Comparative state practice: Germany. - 4. Comparative state practice: Switzerland. - 5. Comparative state practice: Turkey. - 6. Comparative state practice: United Kingdom. - 7. Comparative state practice: Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and other European states. - 8. Comparative state practice: Non-European states. - 9. Applying International Human Rights Standards to the Headscarf-Hijab. - 10. Wider perspectives on the Headscarf-Hijab. - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Acknowledgments. - Table of cases. - Introduction. - 1. Human rights and religion: the challenge of the Islamic Headscarf-Hijab. - 2. The Islamic Headscarf debate in France. - 3. Comparative state practice: Germany. - 4. Comparative state practice: Switzerland. - 5. Comparative state practice: Turkey. - 6. Comparative state practice: United Kingdom. - 7. Comparative state practice: Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and other European states. - 8. Comparative state practice: Non-European states. - 9. Applying International Human Rights Standards to the Headscarf-Hijab. - 10. Wider perspectives on the Headscarf-Hijab. - Index.