heres and interesting take on the veil controversy.

Muazzez Ilmiye Cig, a 92-year-old Turkish archaeologist said bluntly that hijab — Islamic head-scarves that hide women's hair — are not Islamic at all, but a 5,000-year-old Middle Eastern tradition.

All she said was that the head-scarf, now a badge of Muslim identity for devout women in Turkey and elsewhere, was actually first worn five thousand years ago by temple priestesses in Sumeria whose job was to initiate young people into sex. They were not prostitutes; only the daughters of the rich and influential got temple jobs.

The Turkish govt then proceeded to charge her with inciting hatred..
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