DDHK News - In Europe, Muslim women who wear hijab are often marginalized. The space for these Muslim women is limited.
However, the struggle for European Muslim women has gained momentum. The commemoration of World Hijab Day has opened new perspectives, which in turn have a positive impact.
One good news came from Turkey. In the end, this secularist country could not stop the desire to return to Islamic identity.
New history is written. For the first time in 14 years, the headscarf has entered parliament. It is not easy because there are many opposing parties.
"We don't know how the reaction will be, but we entered parliament with our heads covered, and we went straight to work," said Nurcan Dalbudak, a member of parliament from the Development Party (AKP) as quoted. Republika Online from Reuters, Friday (1/11).
Nurcan, is one of four women MPs who wear the hijab. They came, bringing a shock which had a 'shock effect' in parliament.
At that time, the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, considered that it was not illegal when women MPs wore the hijab. "This seems taboo, but it's not," he said.
Separately, the Turkish Prime Minister, Reccep Tayyip Erdogan, who is now president, said all members of parliament should respect their colleagues who wear the hijab. Naturally, the parliament should not take care of this issue. *
