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Turkey to Lift Head Scarf Ban at Universities

Agreement alarms secular elite, which fears Islamist rule

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 25, 2008 4:54 PM CST

(Newser) – Turkey is expected to do away with a 2-decade-old ban on women wearing head scarves at the nation’s universities as early as next week. The prospect alarms the country’s secular elite, who see the country on a slippery slope to Islamist rule, Der ...   Read full story »

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