While many commentators say the head scarf ban infringes on religious freedom and freedom of religion, parents in Iran, Arab countries, and Turkey sometimes talk about the opposite: how pressure for girls and women to cover themselves intimidates and undercuts freedom to be secular or liberal. It’s rare such episodes get picked up by the press, though. Yesterday, though, the Turkish Daily News highlighted one case: “Religious Pressure Forces Students Out.”
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Michael Rubin is Director of Policy Analysis at the Middle East Forum and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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