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Teaching Seen Through a Veil: The Many Different Meanings of Head Coverings

Seen Through a Veil: The Many Different Meanings of Head Coverings

In Europe, a thin piece of cloth has touched off a thick debate. Belgium and France are banning the face veil, called a niqab in Arabic. Lawmakers say it interferes with security, because it masks the wearer. The veil also comes from cultures that have traditionally restricted women’s roles. The lawmakers say it has no place in societies that aim to treat men and women equally.

Sylvia Whitman
Cricket Media

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Why do people wear head coverings?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2,3
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