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  • 11burqa — n. kind of veil that women wear on the head over a headscarf covering the face except for a slit at the eyes to see through; chador, loose black robe with veiled holes for the eyes which covers the whole body from head to foot (usually worn by… …

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  • 12burqas — n. kind of veil that women wear on the head over a headscarf covering the face except for a slit at the eyes to see through; chador, loose black robe with veiled holes for the eyes which covers the whole body from head to foot (usually worn by… …

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  • 13mantilla — n. 1. Hood, head covering, kind of veil. 2. Small mantle, light cloak …

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  • 14fall — [fôl] vi. fell, fallen, falling [ME fallen < OE feallan, to fall, akin to Ger fallen < IE base * phol , to fall > Lith púolu, to fall] I to come down by the force of gravity; drop; descend 1. to come down because detached, pushed,… …

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  • 15fall|ing band — «F lihng», 1. a type of band or collar made to turn over and lie upon the shoulders, worn especially by the Puritans in the 1600 s. 2. a kind of veil worn by women, especially one hanging from the front of a bonnet …

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  • 16Islamic scarf controversy in France — Referred to in France as l affaire du voile (the scarf affair), l affaire du voile islamique (the Islamic scarf affair), and l affaire du foulard (the scarf affair) among other bynames, the controversy over Islamic women s clothing has rocked… …

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  • 17Altar (Catholicism) — High altar of St. Michael s Church, Munich. In the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, the altar is where the Sacrifice of the Mass is offered. Mass may sometimes be celebrated outside a sacred place, but never without an altar, or at least an… …

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  • 18United Kingdom debate over veils — The United Kingdom debate over veils began in October 2006 when the MP and government minister Jack Straw wrote in his local newspaper, The Lancashire Evening Telegraph , that, while he did not want to be prescriptive , he preferred talking to… …

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  • 19Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf in einzelnen Staaten — Unter Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf versteht man die Möglichkeit Erwachsener im arbeitsfähigen Alter, sich zugleich Beruf und Karriere einerseits und dem Leben in der Familie und der Betreuung von Kindern und pflegebedürftigen Personen… …

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  • 20Simone Jacob — Dieser Artikel beschäftigt sich mit der Politikerin Simone Veil. Zur Philosophin Simone Weil siehe Simone Weil. Simone Veil, 2008 Simone Veil, geborene Jacob (* 13. Juli 1927 in Nizza), ist eine französische Politikerin und ehemalige französische …

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