Foreword; References; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 A Word About Studying Peoples and Cultures in Places of Violence; 1.2 My 'Self' in This Project; References; Chapter 2: Localities; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Region: Considerations of Space; 2.3 The School; 2.3.1 The First Day of School; 2.3.2 Inside the School; 2.3.3 The Professional School; 2.3.4 The Academic School; 2.4 Les Émeûtes: The Riots of 2005; 2.5 Veil or Burqa: A Difference?; 2.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Religious Freedom and the European Court of Human Rights; 3.1 Introduction

3.2 What Is the Right to Religious Freedom?3.2.1 Non-legally Binding Agreements; 3.2.2 Legally Binding Agreements; 3.3 Understanding Restrictions and Limitations Under the European Human Rights Convention; 3.4 Looking Critically at Two European Court of Human Rights Decisions; 3.4.1 Refah Partisi v. Turkey (2001); 3.4.2 Sahin v. Turkey (2005); 3.5 The Future of Religious Freedom in Europe?; 3.5.1 SAS v. France; 3.6 Religious Freedom at Risk?; 3.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Why France Banned the Veil; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Laïcité and Religious Freedom

4.3 The Veil in France: Some Background4.4 Restricting Religious Manifestation in France; 4.5 The Stasi Commission: Options for Religious Freedom; 4.6 Reasons for a Law in France; 4.7 How the Stasi Commission Report Made the Case for Restricting Religious Freedom; 4.8 The Ban on the Veil as a Violation of the Spirit of the Law; 4.9 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: The Veil in France; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Discovering Fully Veiled Women in France; 5.3 An Islam of France?; 5.4 Why Veil?; 5.5 On Being Invisible, Obedient and Submissive; 5.6 Understanding Choice and Equality; 5.7 Conclusion