Word: kavakci
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Another audience member rose to ask why headscarves have only recently become popular, to which Kavakci said, "It is the 21st century, and I may dress as I like...
...Kavakci said she believes her exclusion from government through a ban on headscarves was merely a pretext employed by the regime...
Rather than accepting the argument that her headwear posed a threat to secularism, Kavakci said she views secularism as a tool for oppression, used by a government for which "violation of human rights is its modus operendi...
...Kavakci said she sees hope for the future in Turkey, with a possibility for religious freedom for religious conservatives...
Skepticism about Kavakci's message and agenda came out in the question-and-answer session after the speech. Students said they believed she was advancing a conservative religious agenda under the guise of concern for religious freedom...