II. The Veil Debate

Caption: A store on La Goutte d'Or, an Arab street in Paris. In much of Europe today,
a veiled girl in a classroom is considered a provocation. Photographs by Gilles Peress.

• Focus on the Veil: Multicultural France
  Focus on the issue of the veil, a series of educative materials developed by the European Commission, Martine Antle (UNC-CH), and Sahar Amer (UNC-CH) and adapted by the UNC Center for European Studies for the web. The lesson plan is geared to junior high & high school French classes. To access the lesson plan, go to the third option in the table of contents, "Le Racisme in France."

• "Taking the Veil"
  Article by Jane Kramer from the November 22, 2004 issue of The New Yorker. "How a law against Muslim girls' wearing head scarves to school set off a culture war." (Photographs above and below from this article)

• Articles on the Veil debate in France
  From Oumma.com

• Islamic fashion: The Veil
  Clip from French television news about contemporary Islamic fashion.