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Editor's note
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What happens when a woman who has worn a niqab, sometimes for years, makes the decision to leave it behind? French sociologist Agnès De Féo spent time with two French women who did just that. In a story, translated from our colleagues at The Conversation France, she chronicles their decision to remove the veil.
The pursuit of growth, traditional economic thought argues, is still the oil that makes the capitalism of the world go round. But Adam Barrett argues that a post-growth economy, where GDP doesn’t continue to grow, could actually be more stable and even bring higher wages.
There’s plenty of evidence that moderate amounts of coffee can help you live longer, but it could also boost your fitness in the short term by improving your workouts. Neil Clarke explains how the drink can make exercise seem like it involves less effort and pain, helping you run faster, jump higher and lift more weight. But sadly not everyone will benefit in the same way.
All the best.
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Gemma Ware
Society Editor
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Saliha (left) and Alexia in 2012. Alexia no longer wears the veil.
Agnès De Feo
Agnès De Féo, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)
A number of women who once wore and defended the full Islamic veil known as the niqab have later chosen to renounce it. Here two of them tell their stories.
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Adam Barrett, University of Sussex
Earth has limited resources, so we can't keep using them up. We need to look post-growth.
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Neil Clarke, Coventry University
Drinking coffee before exercising could make you run faster and lift heavier - if you've the right genes.
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