Monday, February 04, 2008

TURKEY: Headscarves Decide National Identity

"TURKEY: Headscarves Decide National Identity
Analysis by Hilmi Toros

ISTANBUL, Feb 4 (IPS) - Turkey's Islamic-rooted governing party is moving ahead with hotly contested constitutional amendments that would lift the ban on headscarves at universities. Opponents see it as a danger-laden step undermining the currently rigid secular regime by introducing Islamic principles that may extend far beyond higher learning."

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