Nun identity photos start veil debate
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Should Roman Catholic nuns who wear veils in Italy be treated any differently to Muslim women who wear veils?
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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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A German federal court has ruled that a regional ban on Muslim teachers wearing headscarves in public schools must also apply to Christian nuns, news weekly Der Spiegel reported in an advance copy of its Monday ...
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A television has asked a Muslim woman who wears a full face veil to deliver its annual Christmas message -- pitting her head-to-head against Queen Elizabeth II.
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The case offered a counterpoint to a broader discussion concerning Muslim women wearing the full-face veil.
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The issue of women bishops being allowed in the Church of England has been debated by the general synod.
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Girl in photograph is from local Moroccan family.
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BELGRADE, Nov 21 (IPS) - It was 1950, towards the end of September, when  hundreds of Muslim women came on to the streets of Bosnian  capital Sarajevo and ceremonially took off their veils. The  symbolic act was intended to mark the end of an era when they  left their homes 'covered'.
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As a devout Muslim, Celal Hasnalcaci believes women should cover their hair and dress modestly, as the Koran teaches. As
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For some French Muslims, two worlds collided as the ban on wearing Islamic head scarves in public schools took effect. Many described Thursday as crunch day, when they were forced to question the meaning of being Muslim in a Roman Catholic country where life since Sept. 11, 2001, has become more tense and divisive.
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An Egyptian court has ruled that universities can't bar Islamic face-coverings. But that's unlikely to stop the headdress attracting unwelcome attention on the streets of Cairo.
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Reader Richa Agarwal sends us a picture.
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Rights groups in Tunisia say women who wear an Islamic headscarf are being persecuted by officials.
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CHICAGO _ Sister Julie Vieira took a vow of poverty, chastity and obedience but not a vow against celebrity, which is fortunate, given the popularity of her blog, A Nun's Life (nuns2day.wordpress.com).
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The actress wore a skirt that managed to infuriate religious heads.
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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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STRASBOURG, France  - A Muslim schoolgirl bowed to  France's ban on Islamic headscarves in state schools on Friday  by returning to class and removing her veil to reveal a head  shaved bald in protest.