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Headscarves and Headlines
- Headscarves and Headlines
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- The Times of India is essentially stoking violence. For days on end now, the paper has been bloviating about the French president's comments. Today's headline takes the cake. If head coverings are really so beneficial for women, why don't they petition the Rajmata or Yuvraj to make it mandatory? Alternately, suppose a VHP leader had talked about virtues of modest clothing, would we see similar articles?
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In none of the articles does the TOI state facts necessary to put the matter in perspective. For instance, the fact that even Turkey bans headscarves in public places was not mentioned.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Headscarves and Headlines
