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Wearing the face veil in Belgium : views and experiences of 27 women living in Belgium concerning the Islamic full face veil and the Belgian ban on face covering

Eva Brems (UGent) , Yaiza Janssens (UGent) , Kim Lecoyer (UGent) , Saïla Ouald Chaib (UGent) and Victoria Vanderstaan
(2012)
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Belgium adopted a legal ban on face covering on 1 June 2011. The current empirical study is part of a broader research project that includes also research documenting local bans and examining the bans from a human rights perspective. The main purpose of the research was to check some of the apparent hypotheses of the Belgian legislator from the perspective of the women wearing a face veil in Belgium. Analysis of the travaux préparatoires revealed three main motives behind the ban: improving (subjective and objective) safety, guaranteeing communication and social cohesion, and protecting women’s rights.4 An academic paper engaging with this research question, will be published elsewhere. The current report is a presentation of the findings of the empirical research as such.
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HRC, Human Rights, Women's rights, Religious rights

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Brems, Eva, et al. Wearing the Face Veil in Belgium : Views and Experiences of 27 Women Living in Belgium Concerning the Islamic Full Face Veil and the Belgian Ban on Face Covering. Human Rights Centre, Ghent University, 2012.
APA
Brems, E., Janssens, Y., Lecoyer, K., Ouald Chaib, S., & Vanderstaan, V. (2012). Wearing the face veil in Belgium : views and experiences of 27 women living in Belgium concerning the Islamic full face veil and the Belgian ban on face covering. Ghent: Human Rights Centre, Ghent University.
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Brems, Eva, Yaiza Janssens, Kim Lecoyer, Saïla Ouald Chaib, and Victoria Vanderstaan. 2012. “Wearing the Face Veil in Belgium : Views and Experiences of 27 Women Living in Belgium Concerning the Islamic Full Face Veil and the Belgian Ban on Face Covering.” Ghent: Human Rights Centre, Ghent University.
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Brems, Eva, Yaiza Janssens, Kim Lecoyer, Saïla Ouald Chaib, and Victoria Vanderstaan. 2012. “Wearing the Face Veil in Belgium : Views and Experiences of 27 Women Living in Belgium Concerning the Islamic Full Face Veil and the Belgian Ban on Face Covering.” Ghent: Human Rights Centre, Ghent University.
Vancouver
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Brems E, Janssens Y, Lecoyer K, Ouald Chaib S, Vanderstaan V. Wearing the face veil in Belgium : views and experiences of 27 women living in Belgium concerning the Islamic full face veil and the Belgian ban on face covering. Ghent: Human Rights Centre, Ghent University; 2012.
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E. Brems, Y. Janssens, K. Lecoyer, S. Ouald Chaib, and V. Vanderstaan, “Wearing the face veil in Belgium : views and experiences of 27 women living in Belgium concerning the Islamic full face veil and the Belgian ban on face covering.” Human Rights Centre, Ghent University, Ghent, 2012.
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  abstract     = {{Belgium adopted a legal ban on face covering on 1 June 2011. The current empirical study is part of a broader research project that includes also research documenting local bans and examining the bans from a human rights perspective.
The main purpose of the research was to check some of the apparent hypotheses of the Belgian legislator from the perspective of the women wearing a face veil in Belgium. Analysis of the travaux préparatoires revealed three main motives behind the ban: improving (subjective and objective) safety, guaranteeing communication and social cohesion, and protecting women’s rights.4 An academic paper engaging with this research question, will be published elsewhere. The current report is a presentation of the findings of the empirical research as such.}},
  author       = {{Brems, Eva and Janssens, Yaiza and Lecoyer, Kim and Ouald Chaib, Saïla and Vanderstaan, Victoria}},
  keywords     = {{HRC,Human Rights,Women's rights,Religious rights}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{36}},
  publisher    = {{Human Rights Centre, Ghent University}},
  title        = {{Wearing the face veil in Belgium : views and experiences of 27 women living in Belgium concerning the Islamic full face veil and the Belgian ban on face covering}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}