"The Image of the Veil, Not the Veil Itself! 04/09/2007
“We know nothing of her except for that image.”
This was a young Turkish woman’s response to the question posed by the press about her opinion of Turkish First Lady, Hayrunisa Gul, wife of Abdullah Gul who was sworn in as president of Turkey last week.
This young woman’s answer epitomizes with precision the reality of the first veiled woman to enter the presidential palace in a state that since its inception has been embroiled in a fierce conflict between secularism and religion."
More:The Image of the Veil, Not the Veil Itself! (Asharq Alawsat Newspaper)
