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IslamVeilMuslim womenPoliticsReligionSecularismMulticulturalismFreedom of religionThe veil debateIntegrationIslamSlöjaSlöjdebattSjalSjaldebattMuslimska kvinnorMuslimerReligionPolitikIntegrationIntegrationspolitikSekularismReligionsfrihetMultikulturalism
The title of this essay is Project: The Veil ? an investigation of the trends in the Swedish veil debate compared with the veil debate in France and Great Britain written by Cecilia Lindvall. The purpose of the paper is to analyze how the argument has been conducted by the Swedish politicians from the time when the veil was first recognized in Swedish media up until today. The questions I wanted to answer was each countries definition of the three concepts secularization, freedom of religion and multiculturalism, how Islam as a faith with Muslims has developed in Sweden, France and Great Britain and each countries integration politics with the politicians attitude towards the veil. The method being used is a qualitative study with three kind of theories for analysis; two who derives from a feminist point of view where the first one advocates for the rights of each women, the second for the rights of religious groups and a third theory which discusses different models of integration logics. The study shows that Swedish politicians turned from a negative approach to the veil to advocate the rights of every woman?s right to wear religious cloth. Sweden and Great Britain chooses similar direction in their national integration program ? which protects group rights ? while France promotes individual rights on a basis of assimilation politics.