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Headscarves

Northcliff High ‘concession cards’ likened to apartheid dompas
Article
/ 5 June 2017

Northcliff High ‘concession cards’ likened to apartheid dompas

Muslim pupils at Northcliff High School in Johannesburg who wanted to wear a headscarf during Ramadan were issued with “concession cards”

By Staff Reporter
I wear a headscarf and I don’t need to be saved from anything — except white feminism
Article
/ 25 August 2016

I wear a headscarf and I don’t need to be saved from anything — except white feminism

The obsession with uncovering Muslim women isn’t empowering. It’s denying our agency.

By Khadija Patel
Headscarves raise hackles
Article
/ 20 January 2012

Headscarves raise hackles

Rude and embarrassing treatment by passport officials over religious dress upsets local Muslims.

By Fatima Asmal Motala
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Article
/ 7 June 2008

HRW: Turkish headscarf ruling blow to basic rights

A decision by Turkey’s top court to annul a government reform which lifted a ban on Muslim headscarves at universities is a blow to freedom of religion and other fundamental rights, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter

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