"Headscarf issue has been hijacked by politics
I READ with interest the Turkish Constitutional Court's decision against the wearing of the headscarf in universities (Headscarf ban in Turkish universities, June 6).
Why has the headscarf become such a big issue? Why is the way we dress the cause of a divide between "east" and "west"? Through my reading of Islamic traditions, I personally believe that the headscarf is not essential for Muslim piety but I would never prevent Muslim women from wearing one. Would a Catholic nun lose her spiritual sanctity if she removed her habit? Absolutely not."
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