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The Media and the Headscarf: Kosovo Public Schools Edition (not the final episode)

Posted by Guest Contributor on 21 Feb 2013 / 0 Comments

This post was written by guest contributor Asifa Akbar. In the last couple of weeks, reports have surfaced about Kosovo’s supposed ban on the wearing of the headscarf (hijab) by Muslim girls in its public schools. Such reports were reposted on social media and influential blogs; for example, already over 900 people have recommended an […]

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Kosovo’s Athletes at the London Olympics

Posted by safiyaoutlines on 03 Jul 2012 / 0 Comments

While there has been much publicity about whether Saudi Arabia will send any female athletes to the London 2012 Olympics (the latest news is that they have allowed women to compete), there is another Muslim-majority country that definitely won’t be sending any female athletes. Actually, they won’t be sending any male athletes either, because this country does […]