June 19, 2013
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Article Photos: Bosnians elect their first hijab-wearing mayor
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This Oct. 16, 2012 photo shows Amra Babic, mayor of the Bosnian town of Visoko, walking downstairs near her election poster, in Visoko, 30 km north of Sarajevo, Bosnia. The 43 year-old economist has blazed a trail in this war-scarred Balkan nation by becoming its first hijab-wearing mayor, and possibly the only one in Europe. Her victory comes as governments elsewhere in Europe debate laws to ban the Muslim veil, and Turkey, another predominantly Islamic country seeking EU membership, maintains a strict policy of keeping religious symbols out of public life. For Babic, the electoral triumph is proof that observance of Muslim tradition is compatible with Western democratic values. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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