Den malaysiska dagstidningen Harakah daily rapporterade den 17/10 -03 om en kvinnlig student från Oman som vägrades tillträde till universitetsområdet i Istanbul, om hon inte tog av sin huvudduk:

"An Omanese scholar, invited to take part in a conference in Turkey, was barred from the venue -- a university in Istanbul -- when she refused to take off her headscarf, the Milliyet daily reported Thursday.

The Islamic-style veil is banned in universities and public offices in mainly Muslim but strictly secular Turkey, where it is regarded as a statement in favor of political Islam.

The unsuspecting Samira Moosa from Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat turned up for a conference on communication at Istanbul University, but was asked by security guards at the gate to take off her veil..."

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