Turkey Sees First Trial Judge Presiding Wearing Headscarf

According to Daily Sabah, a female judge in Istanbul, Turkey yesterday became the first judge in the country to preside at a trial wearing a Muslim headscarf (hijab). For many years, Turkey-- because of its tradition of secularism-- banned women from wearing the headscarf in public institutions.  This past June, the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors changed the rule for judges.