Friday, October 29, 2010

Gul in headscarf challenge to secularism

"Gul in headscarf challenge to secularism

By Delphine Strauss in Ankara

Published: October 29 2010 18:41 | Last updated: October 29 2010 18:41

Tanks paraded in Ankara on Friday and politicians gathered at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk to mark the 87th anniversary of the republic he founded. But the drama lay elsewhere: in guessing who would attend and who would shun the reception marking the occasion at the presidential palace."

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