
Peter Berger, reviewing Leila Ahmed's book on the veil and Islamic revival, notices a startling omission:
Nowhere does Ahmed mention beards!
Luckily, Mark Oppenheimer has her covered.
(Photo: Kenza Drider addresses the media as she demonstrates against the ban of the 'niqab' or full-face veil in public places, outside Notre-Dame cathedral on April 11, 2011 in Paris, France. By Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)