8/17/2019 Kayla Farhang Summer Research Abstract Draft 2

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Abstract Title:

Veiling Bans in Western Europe: Institutionalized Islamopobia in France, Belgium, and the

 Netherlands

 Name of Authors!, Institution and Institutional Address:

"a#la Farhang Binnur $z%ececi&Taner! 'olitical (cience )epartment, *amline +niersit#, (t-'aul, .N //012

Abstract:France and Belgium hae banned full facial Islamic eiling in all public places and it seems the

 Netherlands 3ill soon follo3 their lead- 4ecentl#, the )utch goernment banned full facial

eiling in all state institutions- (imilar bans 3ere in place in France and Belgium acting as the

 precursor to the bans5 e6tension to all public places- .# research gies an e6planation of the practice of eiling, e6amines the .uslim diaspora and Europe5s colonial past in relation to rising

Islamophobic ideolog#, and 7uestions 3hat the motiations are behind anti&eiling la3s passed

and proposed in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands- The purpose of this research is to

ealuate the alidit# to the claims that these la3s are inherentl# Islamophobic and aninstitutionalization of Islamophobic ideolog#- Europe5s histor# of colonialism and the rise of

global terrorism both lend themseles to the creation of discriminator# la3s against the .uslimcommunit#- .ethodolog# consists of anal#sis of Islamic religious te6ts that relate to eiling and

modest# and their interpretations8 reie3 of personal testimon# regarding 3h# 3omen choose to

eil8 stud# of demographic data regarding .uslim presence in the case stud# countries8

e6amination of international, constitutional and eiling&specific la3s of case stud# countries8 andanal#sis of right&3ing part# platforms and statements made b# public officials- Initial findings

sho3 that there has been much bac%lash from the international communit#- Through e6amination

of the most recent +niersal 'eriodic 4eie3s carried out b# the +nited Nations *uman 4ight5scouncil, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands are facing scrutin# oer racism, discrimination,

and 6enophobia against their .uslim communities- Further, numerous political figures in allthree countries hae made Islamophobic comments and their beliefs about Islam and .uslimsineitabl# affect their political platforms and lend themseles to passing la3s such as the recent

eiling bans-