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Azerbaijan: Hijab ban

Written byAygun Janmammadova

Posted 16 December 2010 11:57 GMT

Aaron in Azerbaijan [Eng] also comments on the recent law introduced in Azerbaijan prohibiting hijabs in schools. The blog wonders if the move is an attempt by the government to stop the further spread of radical Islam in the secular country.

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Written byAygun Janmammadova

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1 comment

farahim

Men eshitdiyime gore bashi bağlı bir necə nəfər Binəqədidə hapisdədir. Hələki, tam info almmamışam. amma öyrənəcəm. axı bizim ölkə tolerantdı.

16 December 2010, 12:21 pm

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