International report - Azerbaijan hijab ban exposes strain in ‘brotherly’ ties with Turkey
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a staunch advocate of Muslim rights, has been notably silent on Azerbaijan’s recent hijab ban in schools.
- For years, Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have shared a close alliance, but the ban is putting the Turkish president in a tight spot.
- School uniform rules introduced in September in predominantly Muslim Azerbaijan, which is a secular state, have been used to bar pupils wearing the hijab.
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- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a staunch advocate of Muslim rights, has been notably silent on Azerbaijan’s recent hijab ban in schools.
- For years, Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have shared a close alliance, but the ban is putting the Turkish president in a tight spot.
- School uniform rules introduced in September in predominantly Muslim Azerbaijan, which is a secular state, have been used to bar pupils wearing the hijab.
Sources: RFI