Burqa Affair Across Europe

In recent years the wearing of the full-face veil or burqa/niqab has proved a controversial issue in many multi-cultural European societies. Focussing on the socio-legal and human rights angle this volume provides a useful comparative perspective on how the issue has been dealt with across a range of European states as well as at European institutional level. In so doing the work draws a theoretical framework for the place of religion between public and private space. With contributions from leading experts from law sociology and politics the book presents a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to one of the most contentious and symbolic issues of recent times.