Turban News

For some (possibly a lot), wearing or seeing someone wear a head scarf brings to mind political views and standpoints. There are misconceptions and strong opinions around women covering their hair. I thought that it would be interesting to bring to you news and political pieces around the world about head scarves and covering for various reasons.

nytimes.com

Whenever I see anything about women and clothes together, my ears perk up- whose doesn't? :) And as head scarves are very much part of my personal life, and in some ways, identity, I am very interested in how other women work it and what it means for them.
Today, I was looking at the NYTimes, where an article discusses how Turkey lifted a long-time ban on head scarves for women working in state offices. In Turkey, there is a divide between the secularists and those that are religious, leading to struggles around religious observance and freedom to practice. There is an official ban in the military, but that may be soon lifted, too. Also discussed is the governmental motive behind lifting the head scarf ban, which is speculated to be either a step towards democracy or, conversely, as an attempt to push a strict religious agenda. 

You can read the full article here.
In general, I think it is important to let all people exercise their religious freedoms. It is also important to not make assumptions about people who cover, because there are so many reasons and feelings about it. 

What do you think?

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