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European court ruling on headscarves sparks ire in Ankara
On March 14, the European Court of Justice made a controversial ruling, stating that companies are permitted to ban employees from wearing visible religious symbols such as the Islamic headscarf.
The decision from Europe’s top court came after two women were fired because they refused to take off their headscarves at workplaces in France and Belgium.
Many right-wing political…