The experiences of face veil wearers in Europe and the law / edited by Eva Brems.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brems, Eva, editor.

Series:

Cambridge studies in law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women--Legal status, laws, etc--Europe, Western.

Muslim women.

Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Law and legislation--Europe, Western.

Hijab (Islamic clothing).

Islamic clothing and dress--Social aspects--Europe, Western.

Islamic clothing and dress.

Social aspects.

Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Law and legislation.

Muslim women--Legal status, laws, etc.

Western Europe.

Physical Description:

ix, 307 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Summary:

"One of the most remarkable aspects pertaining to the legal bans and societal debates on the face veil in Europe is that they rely on assumptions which lack any factual basis. To rectify this, Eva Brems researched the experiences of women who wear a face veil in Belgium, and brought her research results together with those of colleagues who did the same in four other European countries. Their findings, which are outlined in this volume, move the current discussion on face veil bans forward by providing a much-needed insider perspective"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction to the volume / Eva Brems

Face-veiling in the Netherlands : public debates and women's narratives / Annelies Moors

Niqabis in Denmark : when politicians ask for a qualitative and quantitative profiling of a very small and elusive sub-culture / Kate Ostergaard, Margit Warburg and Birgitte Schepelern Johansen

The Belgian 'burqa ban' confronted with insider realities / Eva Brems, Yaiza Janssens, Kim Lecoyer, Saila Ouald Chaib, Victoria Vandersteen and Jogchum Vrielink

France vs. England / Naima Bouteldja

Insider perspectives and the human rights debate on face veil bans / Emmanuelle Bribosia and Isabelle Rorive

Symptomatic symbolism : banning the face-veil 'as a symbol' / Jogchum Vrielink

Bas les masques! unveiling Muslim women on behalf of the protection of public order : reflections on the legal controversies around a novel definition of 'public order' used to ban full-face covering in France / Rim-Sarah Alouane

Islamic veil bans : the gender equality justification and empirical evidence / Erica Howard

Women's oppression and face veil bans: a feminist assessment / Dolores Morondo Taramundi

The return of a persecuting society? : criminalising facial veils in Europe / Maleiha Malik

Asserting state sovereignty : the face veil ban in Belgium / Nadia Fadil

The performativity of face-veil controversies across Europe / Schirin Amir-Moazami

Proscribing unveiling

law a chimera and an instrument in the political agenda / Susan S.M. Edwards.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107058309

1107058309

OCLC:

869343872