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Markha Valenta

Markha Valenta

Markha G Valenta is an interdisciplinary researcher at the University of Amsterdam. Her current project analyzes the politics of ethno-religious diversity in global cities through a comparison of Amsterdam, New York and Mumbai. Another project examines Western nation-states' encounters with Muslims, with particular emphasis on the Netherlands and the US. In addition, she works for the (Dutch) Scientific Council for Government Policy, analyzing liberal welfare states' governance of religion.

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Facing up to Islam in the Netherlands

As the Dutch parliament considers banning the burka from all public spaces, a measure that would apply to fifty or so women in total, Markha Valenta explores how a piece of clothing is disturbing the Netherlands' tradition of tolerance.