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| Turkish government and opposition agree to ease scarf ban |
| 2008-01-25 |
| Turkey's Islamist-rooted ruling AK Party and a key opposition party agreed on Thursday to cooperate to lift a ban on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in universities, a move sure to anger the secular elite. The secular elite, who include army generals, judges and university rectors, view the ban as vital for the separation of state and religion. "Agreement has been reached ... the issue of the headscarf was evaluated in terms of rights and freedoms," said a joint statement by the AK Party and the nationalist MHP. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan needs MHP support in parliament to amend Turkey's constitution. Erdogan did not say when the proposal would be put to a vote in parliament. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "Good Dhimi" sign here.Kiss the hand and bow to us superiors. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-01-25 13:22 |