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5 Veiled Frenchwomen Tell 5 Stories of Harassment

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● November 10, 2014

All of them are facing stop signs of one kind or another in French society because they wear the head-covering veil or hijab. “I broke out in tears,” says one of them, recalling the day she was told she couldn’t accompany her small child on a school trip.

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French Muslims Confront Menace Beneath Ban of Veil

By Hajer Naili ● Arts & Culture ● October 27, 2014

For generations France made little effort to include newcomers from its former colonies in North Africa, say critics. Now, two recent bans against religious veiling put French Muslim girls and women at the center of the country’s simmering immigration debate.

Teen Recruit to Al-Qaida Branch in Syria Wants Out

By Hajer Naili ● Arts & Culture ● September 24, 2014

She thought she would be taking care of orphans in Aleppo, says her brother, referring to one of the most war-damaged cities in Syria. “Now, she watches children of fighters.” In the past month, a network of jihadist recruiters have been exposed in Turkey and France.

5 Veiled Frenchwomen Tell 5 Stories of Harassment

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French Muslims Confront Menace Beneath Ban of Veil

Teen Recruit to Al-Qaida Branch in Syria Wants Out

Activists Stress Urgency of Stalled Violence Bill

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Ending Child Marriage Starts by Knowing What Works

Kurdish Women in Turkey Weigh Presidential Stakes