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June 4, 2008

Turkey: Religious Officials Criticized for Stance on Women

by Gulnoza Saidazimova, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - "Women have to be more careful, since they possess stimulants," and they "have to be covered properly so as not to show their ornaments and figures to strangers." Those are two of the controversial "dos" and "don'ts" given to Turkish women in the "Sexual Life" article that appeared last week on the website of Turkey's Directorate on Religious Affairs, the Diyanet.

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