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		"I will respect both French law and Muslim law by taking off what I have on my head and not showing my hair," said Cennet France Muslim Girl Shaves Head to Beat Headscarf Ban (France) (October 2, 2004, BBC News) Read the full story Human Rights Watch: French Law Violates Religious Freedom, Discriminatory Toward Muslims (France, United States) (February 27, 2004, Human Rights Watch) Read the full story Ban of Religious Symbols Seen as Targeting Islam (France) (February 5, 2004, The Economist) Read the full story Secularists Protest Proposed Ban of Religious Symbols (France) (February 5, 2004, IslamOnline.net) Read the full story Secularizing Legislation May Extend to Hospitals, Other Public Institutions (France) (February 6, 2004, The Guardian) Read the full story Woman Prohibited From Entering Bank Because of Headscarf (France) (December 27, 2003, The Telegraph) Read the full story Ban of Religious Symbols Passes; Potential to Divide Country Rather than Unite (France) (February 11, 2004, BBC News) Read the full story Editorial: Europeans and Americans Divided Over Religious Freedom (France, United States) (February 15, 2004, The First Amendment Center) Read the full story French Muslims Raise Funds to Send Veiled Girls to Private Schools in Sept. (France) (April 11, 2004, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Read the full story Opinion: Ban of Religious Symbols Creates More Problems Than It Solves (France) (April 21, 2004, National Review) Read the full story American Muslim Woman Denied Visa Over Refusal to Remove Headscarf for Photo (France, United States) (May 7, 2004, The Houston Chronicle) Read the full story Chirac: Those Breaking Religious Symbols Ban Will Be Prosecuted (France) (July 14, 2004, Reuters) Read the full story Muslims Open Separate Schools in Response to Headscarf Ban (France) (April 3, 2005, Daily Times) Read the full story Germany German State Proposes Ban of Headscarves for Muslim Civil Servants (Germany) (February 10, 2004, Yahoo! News) Read the full story Teacher's Headscarf Case Considered by Constitutional Court (Germany) (June 29, 2003, The New York Times) Read the full story Public Opinion Divided Over Head Scarf Case (Germany) (June 29, 2003, The New York Times, Online) Read the full story Court Upholds Teacher's Right to Wear Headscarf in Class (Germany) (September 24, 2003, Duetsche Welle) Read the full story German States May Pass Laws to Ban Headscarfs in Response to High Court Decision (Germany) (October 10, 2003, The Christian Science Monitor) Read the full story Diverse Group of Women Argues Against Headscarf Law (Germany) (December 2, 2003, Deutsche Welle) Read the full story Second German State Drafts Law to Ban Headscarves in Classroom (Germany) (December 9, 2003, BBC News) Read the full story Chancellor Speaks Against Government Employees Wearing Hijab (Germany) (December 22, 2003, The Scotsman) Read the full story German President: All Religious Symbols Should Be on Equal Footing (Germany) (January 3, 2004, The Straits Times) Read the full story Leader of German Christian Democrat Party Backs French Ban of Religious Symbols (France, Germany) (February 4, 2004, EUpolitix.com) Read the full story Berlin Proposes Ban on Religious Symbols in Government Workplaces (Germany) (July 20, 2004, Bloomberg.com) Read the full story Berlin Bans Headscarfs and All Other 'Visible Religious Symbols' for City Employees (Germany) (March 31, 2004, Expatica) Read the full story German State Bans Headscarf for Teachers (Germany) (April 1, 2004, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Read the full story Australia Opinion: MPs Calling for Ban on Headscarves Are Inciting Hatred (Australia) (September 10, 2005, The Age) Read the full story Schoolgirl Punished for Muslim Dress (Australia) (May 14, 2005, The Sydney Morning Herald) Read the full story Soccer Player Told to Remove Headscarf, Referee Suspended (Australia) (June 23, 2004, The Australian) Read the full story More Muslim Women in Sydney Choosing to Wear Hijab (Australia) (February 16, 2004, The Daily Telegraph) Read the full story Australians Have Not Engaged in Serious Headscarf Debates (Australia) (December 20, 2003, Sydney Morning Herald) Read the full story Soccer Player Told to Remove Headscarf, Referee Could Face Disciplinary Action (Australia) (April 28, 2004, Canada.com) Read the full story International Anti-Racism Group Taking Legal Action in Headscarf Ban (Belgium) (September 7, 2005, Expatica) Read the full story Poll Shows Most Dutch Want Ban on Headscarves for Public Officials (The Netherlands) (August 8, 2005, Daily Times/Reuters) Read the full story Muslim Families to Sue Over Suspension from School for Wearing Hijab (Singapore) *(April 22, 2002, BBC News) Read the full story* Supreme Court Rules to Allow Headscarves in ID Photos (Russia) (May 15, 2003, BBC News) Read the full story "Quebec Identity" vs. the Headscarf: Student Expelled for Wearing Hijab (Canada) (September 26, 2003, The Globe and Mail) Read the full story Editorial: "Wise Decision on Right to Wear Hijab" in Quebec (Canada) (June 16, 2005, The Gazette) Read the full story Archbishop of Canterbury Urges Religions to "Stand Together" Against Secular Society (United Kingdom) (December 26, 2003, The Scotsman) Read the full story Opinion: Wearing Veil is Liberating, Not Opressive (United Kingdom) (January 3, 2004, The Telegraph) Read the full story Muslim Schoolgirl Wins Landmark Dress Code Case (United Kingdom) (March 2, 2005, BBC News) Read the full story Muslim Student Told to Remove Headscarf in Johannesburg School (South Africa) January 23, 2004, News24.com) Read the full story Ombud Group Convinces Store to Rehire Woman Fired for Wearing Hijab (Norway) (January 30, 2004, TV2) Read the full story Kindergarten Teacher Asked to Remove Headscarf (Italy) (March 30, 2004, Fox23News.com) Read the full story Education Authorities Block Plan to Create Separate Class for Muslim Students (Italy) (July 14, 2004, ABC News/AP) Read the full story Headscarf Controversy an International Phenomenon (International) (February 10, 2004, BBC News) Read the full story More Muslim, Christian Women Wearing Headscarf for "Protection" (Iraq) (December 30, 2004, The Washington Post) Read the full story *Search results from yahoo.com, google.com, ask.com, and others "* ban on muslim headscarves" Belgium Headscarf Ban Misses the Point French Muslim women in Marseilles protest the law banning headscarves in school: The ban does not address ... looks set to be repeated in Belgium, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands ... *yaleglobal.yale.edu/* display.article?id=3225 BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Viewpoints: Europe and the headscarf politicians in Germany and Belgium want similar laws ... in the prohibition or ban on the Muslim headscarves. Is secularism the ... news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3459963.stm Belgium \| PBS Belgium's 364,000 Muslims outnumber its Protestants and Greek and Russian Orthodox in this largely Roman Catholic country with a total population of 10.3 million. ... Muslim woman wearing a headscarf could not be denied an identification card, conservatives in Belgium's parliament have introduced a ban on the wearing of headscarves ... *www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/front/map/be.html* Haaretz - Israel News - Article Muslim headscarves in ... headscarves. All major religions in France have opposed the ban and Muslim leaders say it discriminates against Islam. Germany and, to a lesser extent, Belgium .. haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=382265&...&listSrc=Y http://newsblaster.cs.columbia.edu/dev/archives/2004-09-03-00-21-53/tracking/nia/46/update-46.html politicians in Germany and Belgium want similar laws. < ... Thursday as a controversial ban on Muslim headscarves and other religious apparel ... *newsblaster.cs.columbia.edu/dev/archives/.../nia/46/update-46.html* http://quickstart.clari.net/voa/art/dq/D6601545-4C74-4F0B-8707184B0458F801.html ... school year has started smoothly, despite a new ban on wearing Muslim headscarves and other overt religious symbols ... town of Roubaix, on the border with Belgium, 16-year-old Louisa **quickstart.clari.net/voa/art/dq/ D6601545-4C74-4F0B-8707184B0458F801 http://www.middle-east-online.com/english?id=8553=8553&format=0 ... 2004-01-19. Belgium mired in debate on Islamic veil ... joint statement that a ban on Islamic headscarves and veils "would deprive Muslim citizens of the pleasure of ... www.middle-east-online.com/english?id=8553=8553&format=0 Belgium now mired in debate on Islamic veil - Stormfront White Nationalist Community ... After France, Belgium is now mired in an emotionally-charged debate on whether to ban Islamic headscarves and other ... countries". These efforts to ban Muslim scarves for women are ... www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php?t=111191 International Religious Freedom Report Summer 2004 Muslim Headscarves Around the World Define Religious Expression Policies. By Alex Colvin ... Muslim headscarves, will go into effect in September. The President of France has indicated that he would like to see a similar ban ... Belgium is also considering passing a similar ... www.religiousfreedom.com/nwslttr/headscarves.htm Islam :: Wave of anti-Muslim legislation in Europe has broad support Religion news about Islam, religious cults, sects and world religions, for cult experts and other researchers ... Muslim headscarves upset secular Europe ... ban appears to have broad support in Belgium and In the Netherlands, long a haven for tolerance, 26,000 mostly Muslim ... www.religionnewsblog.com/html/6330-.html** Europe 2004 Court's ruling on the headscarves. European Court backs ban of Muslim scarves www.hrwf.net/html/europe_2004.html Denmark Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Danish Court Rules Supermarket Can Ban Headscarves ... is no official prohibition in Denmark on wearing headscarves or other religious garb in public ... France imposed a controversial ban on Muslim headscarves and other religious symbols ... *boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/01/21/...?mode=PF* International News -- Controversy Over the Headscarf ... people want a ban on public officials wearing Muslim headscarves, a significant fall ... Countries highlighted are France, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Turkey *pluralism.org/news/intl/index.php?...+Over+the+Headscarf&sort=DESC* BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Headscarves in the headlines BBC News Online looks at where headscarves have been in the headlines in recent years. ... profile court case against a large supermarket chain in Denmark after she had been fired for wearing a headscarf ... French headscarf ban opens rifts. BACKGROUND. Q&A: Muslim headscarves ... *news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3476163.stm* Europe taking wrong route to integrate Muslim population ... curbing the number of Muslim religious leaders allowed into Denmark. The proposed changes, which ... an internationally controversial ban on headscarves worn by Muslim women, known as ...seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/163953_muslim10.html AP Daily News Headlines from Minorities Global Village @ IMDiversity.com ... Australia: Lawmaker Calls For Ban of Muslim Headscarves ... COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) _ Struggling Danish toy maker Lego Group, famous for its colorful plastic building blocks, said ... *imdcontentnew.searchease.com/Villages/Global/Daily_News.asp* BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| German nuns 'face headscarf ban' A German court rules a ban on Muslim teachers wearing headscarves in schools applies to Christian nuns, reports say. ... court has ruled that a regional ban on Muslim teachers wearing headscarves in state schools must also apply **news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/ world/europe/3731368.stm ============================================== * If you would like to sponsor the "The Right to Cover" petition, please contact us: sponsors@freedomtocover.com * To be part of the mobilization team, please contact us mobilize@freedomtocover.com * To sign the petition, please go to www.gopetition.com/online/7105.html