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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Women wearing headscarves in Turkey rise: Poll
"Women wearing headscarves in Turkey rise: Poll
Web posted at: 12/4/2007 2:0:1 Source ::: AFP ANKARA • More women wear headscarves today in Muslim-majority secular Turkey than they did four years ago, a survey published yesterday showed. The poll, conducted among 5,289 people in September by the Konda polling institute for the liberal daily Milliyet, showed that the number of women who cover their hair increased to 69.4 per cent this year from 64.2 per cent in 2003."
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