Document #1035363

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Kyrgyz Government Rejects Headscarf Petition

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/10/8ff6ea15-aebd-47d8-9089-de16fbe29c0a.html

ecoi.net summary:
A Muslim nongovernmental group says the government has rejected its petition to allow veiled women to keep their heads covered when being photographed for identity cards and passports
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/10/8ff6ea15-aebd-47d8-9089-de16fbe29c0a.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
6 October 2006
Document ID:
1035363 (former ID 58658)

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