Great excitement and hope for the future

Yah, I haven't blogged in ages. It's mostly because when my life is boring, I feel like I have nothing to blog about. And when my life is interesting, I feel like I don't have time to blog about it.

So.

I was listening to the news the other day and heard some stuff which filled me with great excitement and hope for the future. I'm not actually talking about the Sorry thing, which does actually bring excitement and hope for the future, but something which I think is massive, absolutely huge, and has been somewhat eclipsed in Australia by our "sorry" news. I know this is a little random, but I did just want to share my excitement at the news that head scarves are now allowed to be worn  at university in Turkey by Islamic women. It's been a ban that the Turkish government have had for decades, and has been something that pretty much made higher education off-limits to Islamic women.

This strikes a real chord with me. I felt that a university education was out of reach for me for many years, due to my personal, family and financial circumstances. Getting my degree has been one my big life-changing experiences, and I cringe at how many people do find higher education impossible and inaccessible for whatever reason.

Big cheers from me for religious freedom and for women's right to education. *happy*

Comments

[Lara]

Yay! Let's hope when they get qualifications they'll be able to use them!

[Adele]

Yay!!

[Kimski]

This was a really sweet post. I'm smiling from all the sweetness.
Good luck to everybody everywhere. : )