Queen Elizabeth II dons headscarf to visit Turkish mosque

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May 15, 2008

Queen Elizabeth II dons headscarf to visit Turkish mosque

When you're in a Muslim country, you should adapt your behavior to accommodate Muslim sensibilities. And when Muslims are in a non-Muslim country, non-Muslims should adapt their behavior to accommodate Muslim sensibilities.
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"Queen dons Muslim headscarf to visit Turkish mosque," by Gordon Rayner in the Telegraph, May 15:

Wearing a Muslim-style headscarf and walking in stockinged feet, the Queen toured one of Turkey's most important mosques during her first state visit to the country in 37 years.

Her Majesty, who had been wearing a wide-brimmed hat and white shoes, adhered to the Islamic dress code, which requires women to cover their heads and all visitors to remove their footwear, during the visit to the 15th century Green Mosque in the eastern city of Bursa.

The monarch is making a four-day state visit to highlight and strengthen Britain's ties with Turkey, which the UK is supporting in its campaign to become a member of the EU.
The Queen was accompanied on the trip to the former capital of the Ottoman empire by the Duke of Edinburgh and President Abdullah Gul's wife Hayrunnisa.

The party listened to an Imam reciting a passage from the Koran and visited the tomb of Sultan Mehmet I, who built the holy complex....