Fires to be lit at north ‘parliament’ by teachers angry over ‘headscarf crisis’

Fires will be lit outside the north’s ‘parliament’ building every weekday evening from Monday until April 28 in protest at the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools, Cyprus Turkish teachers’ trade union (Ktos) leader Burak Mavis said on Friday.

He told the Cyprus Mail that the fires would be lit between 6pm and 9pm, and that the public would be invited