Demonstrators in the capital, Baku, chanted “God is great” and “Freedom to hijab,” the name for the scarves traditionally worn by Muslim women, before being dispersed by police, according to a video on the website of the Azeri- language service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

It was the second major protest outside the Education Ministry since the ban was introduced by the secular government of President Ilham Aliyev last December. The president, who took over from his father in 2003 in the first dynastic succession in a former Soviet republic, is also facing protests led by secular pro-democracy groups who are seeking to replicate the uprisings that ousted rulers in Egypt and Tunisia. (Source: Bloomberg)
@H=U.S. women opt for help at home over office-poll
@T=BOSTON (Reuters) - Working mothers want to earn a good salary, put a higher priority on getting some help around the house than at the office, and undervalue their work at home, surveys released on Tuesday showed.
Salary is the key factor when job-hunting, according to women who work outside the home, but a family-friendly office, job enjoyment and flexible schedules are also priorities, a survey from iVillage and TODAY.com showed. Eight out of 10 working mothers earn at least half of their household's income, it said. A majority of women also are responsible for most household chores, prompting about 70 percent to say they would prefer an assistant at home over one at the office.
@H=CHP municipality insults mosques, headscarves in exhibition
@T= An exhibition at an art gallery belonging to the Tepeba?? Municipality in Eski?ehir, run by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), featured items mocking mosques and the Muslim headscarf.
Titled “Ucube-Ebucu,” the name of the exhibition referred to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's description of a statue in the eastern province of Kars as a “monstrosity.” The prime minister's remarks caused controversy and the municipal council in Kars recently started demolishing the statue. The statue comprises two 30-meter-high concrete figures. Called the “Statue of Humanity,” the figures symbolize the friendship between Turkey and Armenia. (Source:Today’s Zaman)