Thursday, April 16, 2009

Burquas for Turkey



Doesn't Turkey's government call itself "secular", and hasn't it banned the hijab, at least on University campuses?

Well, apparently, on February Turkish parliament has:

[V]oted 'yes' for a proposal tabled by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to amend the Constitution to relax the ban.

This is not an amendment yet, and could still not pass, although I doubt it very much. Just the hijab-donned wife

Type rest of the post here