Italian Woman's Veil Stirs More Than Fashion Feud
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The case of a Muslim woman fined for wearing a veil has created a dispute involving politicians, civil rights groups and a fashion designer.
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Italy's reputation for religious tolerance was in the balance last week after a ban on women wearing burqas instigated in a tiny Alpine village began spreading across the country.
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An Italian school's substitution of a Nativity play with Little Red Riding Hood so as not to offend Muslim children has raised the Vatican's ire and sparked debate on how much traditions should change to accommodate immigrants.
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The actress wore a skirt that managed to infuriate religious heads.
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A statue has become a blazing symbol of Italyâs legal and moral battle against foreign museums and private collectors.
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Rights groups in Tunisia say women who wear an Islamic headscarf are being persecuted by officials.
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Nella notte un inquetante messaggio su internet da parte di un gruppo fondamentalista. Dubbi sull&#39;attendibilitÃ . Con un messaggio diffuso su Internet un gruppo islamico ha dichiarato di aver giustiziato Simona
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After the clobbering Italian fashion has taken of late, Isabella Rossellini is making a stand for Milan.
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Italy's politicians united in lamenting the lot of the nation's women on Thursday but some also said women could do more to defend their rights.Comment
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Former British foreign secretary Jack Straw's suggestion that Muslim women remove veils covering their faces, intended to promote communication and openness, has instead provoked division.
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Mayada Chazi does not think of herself as particularly religious. She's more interested in talking about boys, reading English novels, or dreaming of visiting New York. But she has taken to wearing the head scarf of a devout Muslim woman.
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Italy's government and its fashion chiefs  are working on a manifesto to crack down on the use of  ultra-thin teenagers on the catwalk, as pressure grows on the  fashion world to promote healthier looks.
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The veil that cloaks the head of Zafran Mukanwali is a modest symbol of a potentially dramatic shift in religious affiliation in Africa.
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While veils are imposed by law, hejab may actually be easing social mobility in the country's once-rigid society. Take marriage for example.
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The world of fashion is one of professional transgression. The industry's lifeblood is shock and outrage; it survives, in its highest form, by virtue of almost hysterical exhibitionism.
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The kaffiyeh, traditional Arab headgear, becomes a style statement.