02 November 2013

Turkish female MP makes historic plea to preserve Turkey’s secularism

.... Pavey emphasized that the headscarved deputies should display the same sensitivity to others’ rights and ask themselves why Turkey is number 120 in the world for respecting women’s rights.

Quoting Hillary Clinton, that “The future will change if women do”, she expressed her fears about women losing their individual freedoms as 5-year-old girls are being covered up and 15-year-olds given away in marriage.

She said the headscarf is like a double-edged sword, representing freedom of conscience on the one hand, and repression on the other. [Examiner.com] Read more