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Turkey: Scarf conundrum grips Turkey

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BBC
As France pushed ahead with its planned school headscarf ban, in Turkey the issue has been the subject of impassioned debate for more than 20 years.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3513259.stm
Submitted on Wed, 02/25/2004 - 01:00
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