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| | The Belltower, Samford University |
 | | “To veil a woman means to remove her from the public space and therefore to protect the public space and the man from her perverse, destructive nature,” Cherif said. |
 | | Cherif noted that although the head veil did exist in early Muslim culture, it also was worn in Greek and Christian cultures and, as in those cultures, was a mark of social distinction. |
 | | "The veil itself is a political weapon,” Cherif said, pointing out the distinction between Islam (the religion) and Islamism (a modern political movement that uses religion as the means to a conservative political end.) The Islamists, she said, “have media, laws, bombs and the veil” with which to manipulate Muslim culture. |
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