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“British girl wins battle over Muslim clothing: “I’m happy that I did this. I feel that I have given hope and strength to other Muslim women,” by Dilpazier Aslam, The Globe and Mail, 3 March 2005.

Yes, this is not “Hijab” battle in French schools; this time it is “Jilbab” battle in UK. And the result was “Victory”… Shabina Begum left the court wearing her jilbab.

A schoolgirl who was refused permission to wear an Islamic gown in class has claimed a “victory for all Muslims” after the British Court of Appeal ruled that she had been denied the right to manifest her religion.

As Olivier Roy points out in Globalized Islam, this re-traditionalization isn’t about rejecting the West or its ways, but about trying to compromise with them. Remember, this is a discussion about how we get Muslim girls in public schools, not how we keep them out.

Yes, she may be excluded by some peers in the short term, but the longer-term inclusion of this young woman in educational and later work settings is the real future worth creating.