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Secular protesters attend demonstration against government in Izmir
02 Feb 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Secular protesters, wearing black chadors, attend a demonstration against the government in Izmir February 2, 2008. Secular Turks rallied on Saturday against a plan by the government to allow women students to wear the Muslim headscarf in university, a move they say will usher in a stricter form of Islam in Turkey. REUTERS/Stringer (TURKEY)
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