The Headscarf Debates

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Explores how the headscarf has become a political symbol used to reaffirm or transform national stories of belonging. Anna Korteweg and Goekce Yurdakul juxtapose current cultural and political debates and interviews with social activists in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Turkey to chart how the headscarf can reaffirm old or produce new national identities.