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Headscarf conquers parliament
in TurkeyPublished on: Friday 20 May 2011, 14:55 by Fréderike Geerdink in Hoofdartikel, Politics, Religion, Stories, Women Published in: monthly magazine Opzij, June 2011 The Turkish […]
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Yes to Moustaches, No to Headscarves
in TurkeyBy Ayla Albayrak A women’s group has been number-crunching party lists submitted this week for Turkey’s elections on June 12, to resolve the following question: […]
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Turkey: Religious Conservatives Confront Headscarf Dilemma as Election Looms
in TurkeyA woman’s group is stirring controversy in Turkey with a campaign to elect headscarf-wearing women to parliament. Some of the fiercest opposition to the initiative […]
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The headscarf is not about freedom
in TurkeyELDAR MAMEDOV As Turkey is struggling to lift the headscarf ban on university campuses, Islamic conservatives and some of their liberal allies are already calling […]
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Political Islam has many faces in Turkey
in TurkeyBy Justin Vela ISTANBUL – During the now infamous Mavi Marmara crisis between Turkey and Israel last summer, a board member of the Insani Yardim […]
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Politics aside, headscarves are making a comeback in Turkey
in UKOnce considered a faux pas in fashion and politics, fashionistas are now embracing Islamic clothing, spawning the development of upmarket Islamic fashion houses By Alexandra […]