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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...

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