Tariq Ali:The Assault on Hijab
By Dil Nawaz • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: FeaturesForgive an outsider and staunch atheist like myself who, on reading the recent French press comments relating to Ilhem Moussaid the hijab-wearing NPA candidate in Avignon, gets the impression that something is rotten in French political culture. Let’s take the debate at face-value. A young Muslim woman joins the NPA [New Anti-Capitalist Party]. She obviously [...]

