Monday, April 30, 2007

In Turkey, fear about religious lifestyle - International Herald Tribune

"In Turkey, fear about religious lifestyle
By Sabrina Tavernise
Published: April 30, 2007

ISTANBUL: When hundreds of thousands of protesters filled the streets of Istanbul on Sunday, it may have looked like a protest of government policy.

It was not.

Behind the slogans and signs of marchers in Istanbul on Sunday and in Ankara two weeks ago was something much more basic: a fear of the lifestyles of their more religious compatriots."

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