Vakulenko, Anastasia

This article addresses four problematic consequences of framing Islamic dress questions in the language of religious rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. The author argues that the use of Article 9 as a basis for the resolution of hijab issues has produced a number of counterproductive results. These trends include 0ly separating culture and gender, and producing a more docile Muslim woman subject to public scrutiny and moralizing. The article draws on the critical theory of Wendy Brown and post-colonial feminism.

Anastasia Vakulenko, Islamic Dress in Human

This article examines the case of Mme M, whose application for French nationality was rejected on the basis of her choice to wear a niqab and long cloak. She was informed that the rejection of her claim was based on her conduct being indicative of a radical religious practice, incompatible with essential French values including equality of the sexes. The author argues that liberal secular feminism and official French state ideology converge to promote anti-Muslim political agendas, while, at the same time, helping to solidify an illusion that Western