Move to Lift Head-Scarf Ban Wins First Approval in Turkey’s Parliament

by E Wayne Ross on February 7, 2008

The Chronicle: Move to Lift Head-Scarf Ban Wins First Approval in Turkey’s Parliament

Turkish lawmakers voted early Thursday morning to amend their country’s Constitution to allow observant Muslim women to wear head scarves at universities. The controversial measure, which requires a two-thirds majority for final passage, won preliminary approval on a secret ballot by a vote of more than 400 in favor and about 90 against after a marathon parliament session that had begun 12 hours earlier, according to news reports.

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