subject: When Consciousness Dawns: Confronting Homophobia with Turkish High School Students [print this page] These students share similarities with teenagers the world over--concerns with appearance and popularity, friends and romance, being "cool" and fitting in. As a group they are, for the most part, diligent students, economically privileged, and aspiring to gain admission into the best universities in North America, Europe, and Turkey. Turkey is a secular state, and the families of these Links Of London Bracelets students are predominantly ardent supporters of secularism and value Westernized liberal education. However, Turkey is also a country struggling with the present and future role of religion in its society. The country, in the last three years, has seen its bid for European Union membership falter since members of a moderate Islamic party (AKP) assumed leadership in 2002. The tension can be seen in recent debates over whether or not women can choose to wear head scarves, a symbol of Islamic devotion, in public universities.
When Consciousness Dawns: Confronting Homophobia with Turkish High School Students
