Fire protests against north’s hijab law continue into fourth day

Fires were lit outside the north’s ‘parliament’ for a fourth day in a row on Thursday in protest against the ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools, with figures from across the north’s political spectrum in attendance.

Musical performances made up most of the evening’s events with speeches also made by representatives of two trade unions representing workers at Famagusta’s Eastern Mediterranean University.