Since the early 2010s, an increasing number of European countries
have passed laws that prohibit the wearing of various kinds of
Islamic veil in particular circumstances. This insightful book
considers the arguments used to justify such laws and analyses the
legitimacy of these arguments both generally and in regards to
whether such laws can be seen as justified interferences with the
rights of women who wish to wear such garments. This timely book
considers the most recently passed European laws that target
Islamic veiling. The author situates the justifications for
anti-veiling laws in the context of a careful analysis of the
reasons why women wear veils, and considers these justifications by
reference to emerging debates surrounding the relative value of
liberalism and human rights, multiculturalism, and the need to
protect 'traditional values'. The book concludes that these laws
are best viewed as symbolic strikes at a recognizable symbol of an
ideological opponent, theorising that their principal purpose is to
enable particular countries to reaffirm traditional values in a
context of increased domestic opposition to multiculturalism. This
engaging work will be valuable reading for students and scholars of
human rights law, Islamic law and those interested specifically in
the laws and regulations surrounding Islamic veiling around the
world.
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