Essays about: "muslim france"

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  1. 1. Resisting from within : Analysis of intersectional narratives in the "burkini" case in France

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Anne-Lise Denoeud; [2023]
    Keywords : Intersectionality; Burkini; Islamophobia; Muslim women; Gender; Race; White gaze; Anti-racism; Feminism; France; Intersectionnalité; Burkini; Islamophobie; Femmes musulmanes; Genre; Race; Regard blanc; Anti-racisme; Féminisme; France;

    Abstract : Since summer 2016 France has experienced several episodes of “moral panic” about a three-pieces swimsuit worn by Muslim women, the “burkini”, whether on the occasion of attempts to ban it from beaches, or on the opposite to allow it in the swimming pools. These Islamophobic expressions are part of a French history of shaping the figure of “Muslim women”, controlling their bodies through their clothing, from “veil” to “burkini”, and silencing them. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Hijab Debate in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Laurenta Kofrc; [2022]
    Keywords : Hijab; ban; Sweden; Muslim; covering; veil.;

    Abstract : The current debates on abolishing hijabs in the European Union have seen many countries absolish headscarves. Nations including France, Belgium, and Austria are among the countries that have banned hijabs in public spaces. However, in Sweden, various bills have been presented in the parliament. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Case Study of France: Religious Liberty of Muslim Women : How does the Contemporary Ban on the Burqa in France interfere with Religious Liberty?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Özdemir Dilara; [2021]
    Keywords : Laicite; Religious Liberty; Post-colonialism; Quran; Burqa; Muslimah; Gender Equality;

    Abstract : In 2011, France was the first European country to enforce the Concealment Act which statesthat any type of face concealing clothing in the public sphere is banned. France is a memberof the European Union, and the right to freedom of thought, religion and conscience is one ofthe significant fundamental human rights. READ MORE

  5. 4. The French politic of the veil in relation to International law : Analyzis of the politic of the veil in France

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Akbar Abdul Rasul; [2020]
    Keywords : Islam; veil; niqab; hijab; burka ban; international law;

    Abstract : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other international conventions have been ratified by many countries, yet the basic freedoms established therein continue to be taken for granted. In recent years, the Islamic veil has been widely debated as an oppressive garment against Muslim women and a threat to Western secular democracy. READ MORE

  6. 5. 'Being' Charlie : a matter of course for all of France? - a qualitative content analysis on the stigmatization of Muslims in the light of the Charlie Hebdo attack

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Nadine Flatt; [2016]
    Keywords : open letters; Muslim French; qualitative content analysis; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights; national uni-ty; secularism; freedom of speech; stigmatization; Charlie Hebdo; France; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Högkvarteren av den satiriska tidningen Charlie Hebdo i Paris blev mål för en dödlig terrorist attack i januari 2015. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka stigmatiseringen av franska muslimer i ljuset av efterdyningarna av attacken. Denna studie undersöker elva öppna brev som skrevs av franska medborgare i samma månad som tragedin. READ MORE