Thursday, May 29, 2008

Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs,declares how women should behave

"Women's Issues: Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs,declares how women should behave

Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs, the Diyanet, has sparked a controversy in a declaration on how women should behave in public life. The Diyanet, which controls the Muslim faith in Turkey, has, as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, been sharply criticized by women's groups and supporters of the secular state."

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