I was offended by a Danish newspaper graphic. All the headlines are about Turksh ascension to the EU (it was announced that initial negotiations will begin in a couple years, which pretty much mean that Turkey will be in the EU eventually) and one paper had a woman in a Burka made of the EU flag.
Guys, nobody in Turkey wears the Burka. In fact they never have. But even the hijab (a small headscarf) was until recently discouraged (I think now it's a little more accepted in the name of religious freedom. In Istanbul I saw a few, but only on teenage girls). The insinuation though, that Turkey will seek to foist strict Islam or conservative Islamic culture on Europe is ridiculous. Turkey is secular, almost as uch so as Europe itself. There are reasons to be against Turkish EU ascention, but the idea that Turkey wants to oppress their women is silly.
Guys, nobody in Turkey wears the Burka. In fact they never have. But even the hijab (a small headscarf) was until recently discouraged (I think now it's a little more accepted in the name of religious freedom. In Istanbul I saw a few, but only on teenage girls). The insinuation though, that Turkey will seek to foist strict Islam or conservative Islamic culture on Europe is ridiculous. Turkey is secular, almost as uch so as Europe itself. There are reasons to be against Turkish EU ascention, but the idea that Turkey wants to oppress their women is silly.
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