General Article Fear factor: Europe bans the burqa

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By Herman Salton

About the author

Herman Salton is the author of Veiled Threats? Islam, Headscarves and Religious Freedom in America and France, 2008, 380pp. A researcher and freelance writer, he holds a degree in International Relations from Exeter College, Oxford University.

Fear has become the defining trait of contemporary Europe. A savage financial crisis, a single currency in disarray, Greece’s economic turmoil and doubts about further EU integration are good reasons to worry about t...

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