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  • April 2008

    • Iranian Lawman Blasts Barbie

      BBC  |  Apr 29, 08 7:42 AM CDT

      Iranian Lawman Blasts Barbie

      (Newser) - Barbie, Batman, and Harry Potter have no place in the Islamic Republic of Iran, says the nation's top prosecutor. He warned of the "social danger" that toys and other Western cultural imports pose to his country and has called for a ban, the BBC reports. Barbie is a big seller in Iran, and the country's little girls haven't been as keen on the more modestly dressed, Iranian-made alternative. More »

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      Iran  • toys  • Barbie  • cleric  • Islamic dress code

  • January 2008

    • Turkey to Lift Head Scarf Ban at Universities

      Der Spiegel  |  Jan 25, 08 4:54 PM CST

      Turkey to Lift Head Scarf Ban at Universities

      (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 Spiegel reports. “The logic is one of fear,” explains the director of a Turkish think tank. More »

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      Islam  • Turkey  • Muslim women  • Sharia law  • Islamic dress code  • AK Party

  • September 2007

    • Turkey May Lift Headscarf Ban

      Der Spiegel  |  Sep 21, 07 2:39 PM CDT

      Turkey May Lift Headscarf Ban

      (Newser) - A debate is raging in secular Turkey over the ban on headscarves that has resulted in Muslim women who don them being barred from universities since 1980. Now, PM Erdogan is considering drafting a new constitution with a less stringent dress code that has made many Turkish women hopeful—and many staunch secularists nervous, Der Spiegel reports. More »

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      Turkey  • democracy  • higher education  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • Muslim women  • headscarves  • Islamic dress code

  • July 2007

    • Iranians Get Dressing Down for Dressing Up

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 25, 07 4:22 PM CDT

      Iranians Get Dressing Down for Dressing Up

      (Newser) - Iran’s vice police are back patrolling the streets of Tehran to curb outfits they deem too Western. Women are forbidden to wear body-fitting clothes or expose their hair or skin. Men are targeted for tight jeans, T-shirts and spiky haircuts. Offenders are usually put on trial, fined or jailed, and forced to sign a document promising to follow Islamic norms. More »

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      Iran  • dress code  • Islamic dress code

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