September 4, 2008
An Activist's Crusade Against Turkey's Head-Scarf Ban
Istanbul
Neslihan Akbulut is of slight build, speaks softly, and, when visited by an American reporter, graciously offers hot tea and cookies.
It is hard to imagine that this 25-year-old activist is roiling Turkish society.
But she and the organization she helps run, the Women's Rights Association Against Discrimination, have contributed to a campaign that in part has paralyzed the government and created a constitutional crisis. It is a furor created
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