Abstract
This paper argues that the Gerin Report marks a shift in French conversations on Islamic veiling practices, from a focus on the nature of public space or laïcité to a focus on the nature of female agency. Through a close analysis of three “paradoxes” (of femininity, individuality, and the human/object distinction) drawn from the report, this paper examines how the Gerin Commission, which produced the report, was particularly concerned with the way that French women ought to express their gender and sexuality as markers of their personhood.
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