Tag Archives: burqa
That’s the Joint
Mimi and I have collaborated on a number of academic and creative projects over the last several years, including Threadbared most obviously, and various conference panels as well. But the most formal of these collaborations – we are thrilled to … Continue reading
Much of Western Europe Against the Burqa
I’m still rifling through the hundreds of emails in each of my three inboxes and feeling more than a little overwhelmed about all the things that didn’t get done while I was on vacation and all the things that may … Continue reading
LINKAGE: Sartorial Politics, Political Follies
(Photo: Getty Images, 16 August 2009) The sartorial discourse around the Obamas continues to illuminate the treacherous claims shaping and disciplining “American” civic bodies. Over at the National Review, former US assistant attorney general Andy McCarthy disingenuously wonders, “I’ve noticed … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, LINKAGE
On “Burqa Tourism”
Just a quick note — The Daily Mail‘s Liz Jones dons a burqa for a week to register her “expert” opinion on “what it’s like to wear a burqa,” which both Muslimah Media Watch’s Krista and Jezebel’s Sadie promptly tear … Continue reading
Filed under HIJAB POLITICS
LINKAGE: Burqas, Gay Taxes, Fatshion, and More
In a guest column at Muslimah Media Watch, Alison McCarthy examines former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown’s recent claims that Obama sequesters Secretary of State Hilary Clinton under an imaginary burqa. Also from Muslimah Media Watch, Reuters found just 367 … Continue reading
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Couture Coincidence
We’re still mulling the implications of the Givenchy couture runway show at the recent Paris Fashion Week, with its perhaps lucky, maybe deliberate, coincidence with French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s condemnation of the burqa (a specific garment that in this instance … Continue reading
FotC’s Biggest Fan and the Burqa Ban
I love Kristen Schaal as Mel on HBO’s Flight of the Conchords. Pure genius. Here, she comments on Sarkozy’s statements on the potential for a burqa ban to “free” Muslim women. There’s not much room to get too complex in … Continue reading
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Frenchness, to the Exclusion of the Burqa
“Sarkozy’s whole thing has been to capture votes from the National Front, the far-right French party,” Scott says. “Anti-immigrant politics is a huge part of that. Sarkozy has taken this position all along that he is the champion of Frenchness. … Continue reading
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