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  2. Headscarf controversy in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    [25] Turkey is a predominantly Muslim and Patriarchal Society; In Turkey, they look towards the Islamic faith and their interpretation of said faith to influence the practices of society. After the ban was lifted decades after its initiation, it became difficult for women, both with or without a headscarf, to receive an education.

  3. Tehran police close Turkish Airlines office after its ...

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    The semi-official Tasnim news agency said police officers went to the Turkish Airlines office in Tehran on Monday to issue what is called a first warning over the “non-observance of hijab” by ...

  4. Hijab and burka controversies in Europe - Wikipedia

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    In France and Turkey, the emphasis is on the secular nature of the state, and the symbolic nature of the Islamic dress, and bans apply at state institutions (courts, civil service) and in state-funded education (in France, while the law forbidding the veil applies to students attending publicly funded primary schools and high schools, it does not refer to universities; applicable legislation ...

  5. Burqa by country - Wikipedia

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    According to the ban, wearing a burqa or a niqab in public can lead to a fine of 1000 kroner (~US$156) in the case of first time offences, rising to 10,000 kr. (~US$1560) for a fourth offence. [10] [11] Under the ban, police are instructed to order women to remove their veils or to leave the public space. Police officers that fail to obey the ...

  6. Iran arrests YouTube singer for streaming concert without hijab

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    Parastoo Ahmadi and her two band members were arrested from Mazandaran in northern Iran on Saturday, three days after she streamed the performance, her lawyer Milad Panahipour told the Emtedad ...

  7. List of Muslims in entertainment and the media in non-Muslim ...

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    Ali Abbasi – former Scottish TV presenter [36] Tazeen Ahmad – British television and radio presenter and reporter [37] Fareena Alam – Editor of British Muslim Magazine Q News. [38] She was named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief in 2005 and at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2006. [39] Lisa Aziz – news presenter ...

  8. Turkish woman arrested for criticising Instagram ban ... - AOL

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    The Instagram access ban came after a top Turkish official accused the social media platform of blocking posts expressing condolences over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, a leader of ...

  9. Censorship of YouTube - Wikipedia

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    Turkey lifted the ban on October 30, 2010. [128] In November 2010, a video of the Turkish politician Deniz Baykal caused the site to be blocked again briefly, and the site was threatened with a new shutdown if it did not remove the video. [129] [130] On March 27, 2014, Turkey banned YouTube again.