Turks uneasy at plan to drop headscarf ban

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Series Details 25.1.08
Publication Date 25/01/2008
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Turkey’s socially conservative government took a large step on the 24 January 2008 towards ending a ban on women wearing headscarves at universities, in a move that could spark another fierce tussle with the country’s powerful secular establishment.

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BBC News, 25.2.08: Turkey academics defy scarf law http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7263879.stm
BBC News, 27.2.08: Turkish appeal against scarf law http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7267519.stm
BBC News, 24.1.08: New move to lift Turkey scarf ban http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7207109.stm

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