Fires and dancing in Morphou as protests against north hijab law continue

There were fires lit and dancing on the street as Morphou became the fourth town to hold a protest against the north’s   ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools on the ninth consecutive weekday of such protests.

The protest was held in front of the town’s bus station, with communist political party Bagimsizlik Yolu’s secretary-general Umut Ersoy addressing the crowd.

“The first