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November 19, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://nytimes.com/2004/11/18/opinion/18manji.html

Under the Cover of Islam

(New York Times)Irshad Manji - In Western Europe, the entry point for the debate over Islam is the hijab - the headscarf that many Muslim women wear as a signal of modesty. By contrast, the entry point for the debate in North America is terrorism. The mass immigration of Muslims is bringing faith back into the public realm in Western Europe. This return of religion threatens secular humanism, the orthodoxy that has prevailed since the French Revolution.

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