Another defeat for Islam Liberals

February 2nd, 2008

I have my reservations about the AK Party of Turkey (which I am not willing to divulge at the moment) but certainly this news fills me with a sense of euphoria and pure joy:

Secular Turks Fear End Of Head Scarf Ban
Bill To End Islamic Head Scarf Ban At Turkish Universities Raises Secular Fears

A bill that would lift a decades-old ban on women wearing head scarves at universities was submitted to parliament on Tuesday, worrying secular Turks who fear the government is raising the profile of Islam.

Deniz Baykal, leader of the pro-secular Republican People’s Party, called the attempt to lift the ban a “threat against the republic.”

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