Algeria has long seen Saudi-inspired quietist strands of Salafism that preach unreserved obedience to a Muslim ruler as a way of countering expressions of popular discontent and more militant strands of Islam

Opinion: Algerian controversy over Salafism puts government control of religion on the spot

When France banned full-length veils in 2010, some of the women who wore the niqab switched to the jilbab, which covers the whole body except the face, while many others ceased wearing it.

Opinion: French Muslim women felt freed not covering their face

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