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  2. Headscarf controversy in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    In October 2006, Turkish president Ahmet Necdet Sezer refused to allow politicians whose wives wore headscarves to an event. In 1968, a female public university student, Hatice Babacan, refused to remove her headscarf in university buildings. In 1998, a Turkish student was banned for wearing a headscarf at Istanbul University. [30] [31] [32]

  3. Islamic veiling practices by country - Wikipedia

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    Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab.. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women around the world, where the practice varies from mandatory to optional or restricted in ...

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

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    This is the list of the Muslims in entertainment and the media outside Muslim-majority countries Comedy American comedian Dave Chappelle in 2007. Ahmed Ahmed – standup comedian, actor Humza Arshad – English comedian Dave Chappelle – standup comedian Said Durrah – standup comedian Maz Jobrani – standup comedian, actor Mohammed "Mo" Amer – standup comedian, actor [6] Hasan Minhaj ...

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

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    Police in Iran shut down the Turkish Airlines office in the capital of Tehran, Iranian media reported Tuesday, after female employees there apparently refused to wear the mandatory headscarf, or ...

  7. Iran arrests YouTube singer for streaming concert without hijab

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    An Iranian underground singer and her band members have been arrested for streaming a live performance on YouTube without wearing a hijab. Parastoo Ahmadi and her two band members were arrested ...

  8. Internet regulation in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    The law requires online video and streaming services to apply for a license to broadcast to Turkish internet users. [1] [2] Turkey's internet, in 2018 which has 42.3 million active users, holds a 'Not Free' ranking in Freedom House's index. [3] Turkish government has constantly blocked websites like Instagram, Discord, Twitter, YouTube and ...

  9. Turkey blocks access to Instagram for failure to comply with laws

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    ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey blocked access to social media platform Instagram on Friday for failing to comply with the country's "laws and rules", a government minister said. The move came after a ...