On banning the Burqa
Nicolas Sarkozy wants to ban the Burqa. The French National Assembly looks set to agree. Despite all the blah about ‘Western values’, women in the West also have issues with compulsory sexualised visibility. The claim that this regulation of dress [...]
The Princess of Cleves v. Sarkozy
The French know how to do culture wars properly, and how to protest: witness this delicious story about the cultural and literary fightback against Nicolas Sarkozy from The Guardian.
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