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In Turkey, it's all about the beard

Kobani riots have turned the beard into a contested area between Islamophobia and phobia of the Islamic State.

TO GO WITH STORY BY PHILIPPE ALFROY
A Turkish barber Mehmet Haskan shaves a client at his salon at Tarlabasi on July 19, 2013 in Istanbul.  AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE        (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
A Turkish barber shaves a client at his salon in Tarlabasi, Istanbul, July 19, 2013. — OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images

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