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Turkey moves to lift headscarf ban

Turkey moves to lift headscarf ban

Turkey's parliament passes a constitutional amendment that would end a ban on Islamic headscarves at universities, despite public demonstrations by thousands of protesters who say the move threatens the country's existence as a secular state. full story
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