So what if I wear a headscarf?

This content was published on May 11, 2017 - 11:00

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Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Some of her friends are Muslim and wear head scarves. Tama finds out how this has affected their lives. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)

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