Svend White

Svend White is the secretary and a board member at the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy(CSID) in Washington, DC. He is also an internet consultant specialising in e-government and multi-lingual software development. His intellectual and public interests include Islamic thought, conflict resolution, interfaith dialogue, and human rights and economic justice in American foreign policy. The views expressed here are his own.

Hijab hysteria: France and its Muslims

The escalation of the long-simmering headscarf affair in France in the early months of 2004 should be cause for concern among all who cherish freedom, regardless of creed or nationality.

By Svend White

/ 31 Mar 2004