"Headscarf row grows in Turkey
Sunday 12 February 2006, 4:45 Makka Time, 1:45 GMT
Turkey's courts strenuously restrict Islamic influence
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Turkey's government has again come into conflict with the secular judiciary, condemning a High Court ruling some see as a first step towards extending the country's ban on Islamic headscarves in public buildings to the streets.
Earlier this week, Turkey's highest administrative court, the Council of State, said it objected to the promotion of an elementary school teacher because she wore a headscarf outside of school."
More:Aljazeera.Net - Headscarf row grows in Turkey
