Turkish court to mull head scarf law

ANKARA — A judicial official says Turkey's top court will consider this week whether to cancel a law allowing Islamic head scarves in universities.

Two opposition parties have asked the Constitutional Court to abolish the law. Many secular Turks see the Islamic head scarf as an emblem of political Islam.

The judicial official says the court will likely meet Thursday and could issue a decision the same day. The official was speaking Tuesday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

A ruling in favor of keeping the law would give a morale boost to the Islamic-rooted governing party.