Bye-Bye Secular Turkey
Posted on January 24, 2008
Filed Under Islam in Europe, News, Religion, Sharia
I guess it was expected. The secularism imposed on the Muslim country has practically ended:
Turkish government and opposition agree to ease scarf ban
ANKARA (Reuters) - 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 headscarf 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 and the technical work (on lifting the ban) is continuing,” said a joint statement by the AK Party and the nationalist MHP.
I hope those who campaign for inclusion of Turkey into EU pay attention to this process.
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