This is one of those half-brained ideas I came up with yesterday while doing some googling for good articles on the niqaab ban. There are people I love to read–many of them are listed to the right, in my blogroll–but there are some people I think ought to be read by everyone (or, at least […]
It is practically a truism that women who wear the niqaab (face veil) are forced to do so. The first image that comes to mind for many people of my generation when hearing “burqa” is that of blue-clad Afghan women, forced to cover from head to toe by the oppressive Taliban. While it is absolutely […]
Dear Journalists, (Yes, France24, I’m talking to you). If you would like to interview me for an article, you can do so easily. My e-mail is listed on the contact page of this blog. My phone number is listed in numerous places (or you can just–gasp!–ask me for it). No need to quote my blog, […]