Fires lit in Famagusta in protest against north hijab law

Fires were lit in Famagusta on Wednesday evening on the eighth consecutive weekday of protests against the north’s  ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools .

The protest was held at the town’s central Namik Kemal square, in the shadow of the Lala Mustafa Pasha mosque, with it the turn of teachers’ trade union leaders to address the crowds.

“Our teachers and unions