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Re:Son, as soon as someone puts their hands on you... by klbarry on Thursday November 11, 2010 @06:47PM (#1895875)
Example where it did work: Mustafa Ataturk was trying to modernize Turkey and make it more secular. One part of that was banning hijabs, Muslim head coverings. He knew that banning headscarves on women outright could lead to rebellion, or at the very least severe social unrest.

His solution was to make hijabs mandatory for prostitutes at all time. It was one of the most successful mass persuasion tactics he ever used, and if you visit modern day Turkey almost no one wears hijabs.

Edit: Scratch what I said above about modern day turkey, my data is old and unsourced.

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Re:Son, as soon as someone puts their hands on you... by _b8r0 on Thursday November 11, 2010 @07:04PM (#1895925)
When was the last time you went to Turkey and where? I'm interested.

I spend a fair bit of time in Istanbul, and I can categorically tell you the hijab made a comeback some time ago. There are two main ways it's worn - one is a classical cultural style and the other is more of a political statement. It's the latter that's coming back in fashion, mainly due to the actions of the current political party in power.

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