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200 14$aThe day Turkey stood still$b[electronic resource] $eMerve Kavakci's walk into the Turkish Parliament /$fRichard Peres
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aReading, U.K. $cIthaca Press$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (319 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: The Turkish Context; 2 Islamic Mobilization and Its Response; 3 A Covered Candidate Runs For Parliament; 4 The Election; 5 2 May 1999; 6 The Bright Future Darkens; 7 The Criminalization of Merve Kavakci; 8 Persecuted and Prosecuted; Afterword; Glossary; Index
330   $aOn May 2nd 1999, Merve Kavakci walked into the Turkish Grand National Assembly to take her oath of office as a member of Turkish Parliament, wearing her Islamic headscarf (hijab), which is banned for civil servants in secular Turkey. A near riot ensued, and the Prime Minister told the crowd to ''put this woman in her place''. Since then, Kavakci has become an outspoken critic of Turkey''s secularization policy, travelling the globe in support of Muslim women''s rights, especially regarding the hijab, which she promotes as a symbol of female empowerment. The Day Turkey Stood Still is a unique b
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606   $aWomen legislators$zTurkey
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