Turkish-Cypriot Trade Unionist Selma Eylem said that teachers in the occupied part of Cyprus are up in arms over the appointment of a teacher who was appointed on 25 October by the Turkish-Cypriot administration. She said that teacher’s are protesting attempts they feel that Turkey is making to impose ‘political Islam’ onto the Turkish Cypriot community.
Turkish Media reports that teachers at a high school in Lapithos/Lapta did not enter their classrooms as a sign of protest against the appointment of the teacher wearing the hijab.
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It was unclear whether the appointment had been rescinded, however reports point to efforts made to accommodate the protesters.
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