The headscarf is an increasingly contentious symbol in countries across the world. Those who don the headscarf in Germany are referred to as "integration-refuse

The hijab is arguably the most discussed and controversial item of women's clothing today. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for

The French government's 2004 decision to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools puzzled many observers, both because it seemed to

This book examines the issues and tensions aroused by wearing religious dress by considering questions of language, meaning and symbolism.

"Examining legal and political debates in Turkey, several European countries, and the United States, Elver shows the exclusion of pious Muslim women from the pu