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World Service,2 mins

Series500th Anniversary of the Reformation

Feminism and Islam

Heart and Soul

Available for over a year

Governments across Europe have debated banning head coverings including the Islamic hijab and burka. But many Muslim women choose to cover their heads even though they call themselves a feminist. (Photo: A Muslim woman, Credit: BBC)

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