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Hijab debate lifts veil on limits of Norway's tolerance: A Muslim woman's request to wear a hijab with her police uniform has sparked national controversy.

Date: March 19, 2009

Author: Valeria Criscione

QUOTE: the predominantly Christian [Norway] nation is plagued by a religious dilemma over the right of a Muslim woman to wear a hijab as part of her police uniform. ...the controversy highlights the latent fears of a nonpluralistic society, where 91 percent belong to the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Norway.

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• Abstract Principles
  • Control / Access / Permission
    • Choices/Tolerance/Flexibility
  • Diversification

• Law & Justice
  • Civil Rights / Equal Protection
  • Non-US systems: International Law

• Philosophy & Religion
  • Religion: General
    • Islam

• Social Sciences & Groups
  • Discrimination/Racism: General
  • Multi-Cultural/Minority Issues

• Europe
  • Northern Europe / Scandinavia
    • Norway

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