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Turkey: Religious Conservatives Confront Headscarf Dilemma as Election Looms

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Turkey: Religious Conservatives Confront Headscarf Dilemma as Election Looms

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Turkish women's groups have been traditionally divided along ideological lines. But they are uniting behind the initiative, launched in March by a non-partisan group called Women Meet Halfway, to have women who wear headscarves placed high enough up on party lists so that they stand a decent chance of being elected.

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Turkish women's groups have been traditionally divided along ideological lines. But they are uniting behind the initiative, launched in March by a non-partisan group called Women Meet Halfway, to have women who wear headscarves placed high enough up on party lists so that they stand a decent chance of being elected.

To read the complete article please visit Eurasianet.org.

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