Friday, November 18, 2011

Turkey: Islamic Women’s Magazine Sparks Debate over Role of Fashion in Islam | EurasiaNet.org

Turkey: Islamic Women’s Magazine Sparks Debate over Role of Fashion in Islam
November 18, 2011 - 2:04pm, by Constanze Letsch

The Turkish women’s magazine Âlâ first gained notice in the summer of 2011 by putting the most controversial piece of fabric in Turkey, the Islamic headscarf, on its cover. Four months later, Turkish secularists and traditional Muslims alike are still debating: Can fashion and Islam comfortably coexist?

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