Roman Holiday

The debate about legalising headscarves in universities which is tearing Turkey apart these days is not without its lighter moments. I've just found out that the style of headscarf most popular amongst Turkish fundamentalists was originally inspired by Audrey Hepburn. No kidding - I saw an interview with the woman who started the whole thing way back when headscarves were so unusual amongst educated urban Turks that people would ask her if she was an Arab.



In other silly news, I hear that Rabia Kazan, former fiancee of Mehmet Ali Ağca (the guy who shot the pope), has once again created a stir, this time by marrying an Italian Communist. He's also described as a Christian in the media, but this may be on the assumption that all Italians must be Catholics (even if they're members of the Communist Party). Anyway, apparently he's converted to Islam, so even if he was a dialectical materialist, he's now a Muslim dialectical materialist.



She still looks a bit uncomfortable about being kissed by the groom, though.