France: Hijab and the City

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PARIS, France — The youngest of six children, all born in France to Moroccan parents, Mariame Tighanimine was in her last year of high school when the 2004 act was passed prohibiting the "conspicuous" display of religious symbols (including the veil) in French state schools.

Islamic fashion: A Parade of options

Indonesia can be described in many ways. We can say it’s a country with thousands of islands, all scattered on both sides of the equator. There are around three hundred ethnic groups, with international influences enriching its culture.

It is among the most populous countries in the world, inhabited by the world’s largest Muslim-majority   population. If there are any words to express Indonesia’s diversity, it is the nation’s motto, Unity in Diversity.