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Many have called such a ban an attack on Muslim women and a sign that certain faith communities were no longer welcome in Europe.
A professor at the University of Houston-Downtown has co-edited an anthology of personal stories about the practice of the hijab and veiling. It contains stories from Muslims and non-Muslims, including two from Houston.
Dr. Nausheen Pasha-Zaidi talks with us about the collection, called Mirror on the Veil: A Collection of Personal Essays on Hijab and Veiling, and we hear from contributors Saadia Faruqi and Rev. Nell Green.
MORE: Mirror on the Veil Preface (PDF)