Nondomination or Practices of Freedom? French Muslim Women, Foucault, and The Full Veil Ban

What is it about?

Freedom is an important value and we think of democracy as the regime that best promotes it. Several democracies in Europe have moved to ban religious attire in the public sphere in the name of freedom as secularism, this piece shows that this policies are misguided.

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Why is it important?

Governments and public opinion may mistakenly see the banning of religious attire in public spaces as a way to foster freedom, but they instead they foster oppression.