Veiled women athletes in the 2008 Beijing Olympics: media accounts

The aim of this paper is to explore and to compare different international media accounts about the presence of veiled athletes in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In other words, to uncover whether the discourse of clash of cultures or that of cross-cultural dialogue has shaped their position about...

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Main Author:	Mahfoud Amara
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Other health sciences not elsewhere classified Sociology not elsewhere classified 2008 Beijing Olympics Hijab (the veil) Veiled Muslim women athletes Identity Body Media Religion Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Sociology
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/15538
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