prospect.org - 6/25/2009
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What happens when feminism and sexual liberation become tools for nationalism?
breitbart.com - 6/22/2009
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breitbart.com —
PARIS (AP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out
Monday at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa,...
insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the "debasement" of women and that it won't be welcome in France. The French leader expressed ...
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Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France
breitbart.com - 6/30/2009
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breitbart.com —
Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing threatened on Tuesday to
take revenge on France for its opposition to the...
burka, calling on Muslims to retaliate against the country, the US monitoring service SITE Intelligence reported. Earlier this month, President ...
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Qaeda warns France of revenge for burka stance
faustasblog.com - 6/22/2009
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faustasblog.com —
Following up on the French burqa story, Sarkozy
says burqas are ‘not welcome’ in France (emphasis added)...
President Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out Monday at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the “debasement” of ...
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Sarko says No to the burqa
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What We Missed
Feministing —
... Michelle Goldberg has a smart piece in The American Prospect about France's Burqa restrictions and the issues brought up by immigration and progressive political movements. ...
The Trouble With Burqa Bans
Matthew Yglesias —
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Michelle Goldberg had a very good column in TAP Online the other day about the debate in France over banning burqas:
Ultimately, though, there’s no evidence that most burqa-clad French women regard themselves as oppressed. “There are women who wear burqas who are not being forced by anyone, who think that form of modesty is appropriate for who they want to be in the world,” says Scott. “It’s hard to distinguish between them and those who are being forced.” And so in the end, a ban putatively ...
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The Associated Press: French government supports study of burqa wear
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Court May ‘Dissolve’ Scientology in France: Liberation, France
themoderatevoice.com 5/27/2009 —
Is the church founded by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard a unique way to obtain spiritual guidance in a troubled world, or is it a fraud designed to part the gullible from their hard earned money? It’s a debate that’s ...
Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 6/22/2009 — PARIS President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Muslim burqa would not be welcome in France , calling the full-body religious gown a sign of the "debasement" of women. In the first presidential address to parliament in 136 years, Sarkozy faced critics who ...
Can You Guess What Is Skyrocketting In France?
stoptheaclu.com 8/7/2009 — If you guessed “the cost of universal government run health care,” the tequila is on me
France Fights Universal Care’s High Cost
France claims it long ago achieved much of what today’s U.S. health-care overhaul is seeking: It ...
Obama’s Future for America: Europe?
harrisonprice.com 7/17/2009 — The results of socialism in Europe.
Back in the 90s I lived in Europe for a few years - France to be specific - and I gained a new understanding of what it meant to be French from an economic perspective - a feeling of entitlement from the government on the one hand and a puzzlement about ...
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