Court clears archeologist
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An Istanbul court acquitted a 92-year-old archeologist of inciting hatred or insulting people based on their religion, after her book said Islamic-style head scarves were first worn more than 5,000 years ago by priestesses who initiated young men into sex.
The defendant, Muazzez Ilmiye Cig, is an expert on the Sumerian civilization of Mesopotamia. She could have been imprisoned for 1 1/2 years had she been convicted.
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