"In quiet revolution, Turkey eases headscarf ban
Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:44am EDT
By Ece Toksabay and Ibon Villelabeitia
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Freshman Busra Gungor won't have to wear a wig to cover her Islamic headscarf, as many pious relatives and friends did to avoid getting kicked off campus.
In a landmark decision, Turkey's Higher Education Board earlier this month ordered Istanbul University, one of the country's biggest, to stop teachers from expelling from classrooms female students who do not comply with a ban on the headscarf."
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