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More than 100,000 protest Turkey plan to lift headscarf ban (AFP)

Date : 02 Feb 2008 Category : World

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AFP - Tens of thousands on Saturday protested government plans to lift an Islamic headscarf ban at universities, with critics warning the move threatens Turkey's fiercely guarded secular system.

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