"Headscarf Ban In Turkey May Be Ended
January 16th, 2008 by Fred Stopsky · No Comments
The controversial ban on females wearing headscarves in Turkish universities may be coming to an end. A draft of the new constitution contains the following line: “No one can be debarred of his or her right to higher education because of his or her attire.” According to Prime Minister Erdogan, “wearing a headscarf could not be banned even if it is used as a political symbol.” The headscarf ban was introduced in the 1990s as a way to combat militant religious groups which were attempting to intimidate secular females from going without head coverings. Appeals in th 1990s to the European Coourt of Human Rights were rejected on the ground a government had a right to pass such laws in order to protect its citizens."
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