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Turkish president backs lifting of headscarf ban - washingtonpost.com

"Turkish president backs lifting of headscarf ban

By Paul de Bendern
Reuters
Friday, January 25, 2008; 9:40 AM

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday he backed the Islamist-rooted government's proposal to lift a ban on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in universities, a move opposed by the secular establishment. "

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