Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
Archaeologist, Author
1914 –
Who is Muazzez İlmiye Çığ?
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ is a Turkish archaeologist and Assyriologist who specializes in the study of Sumerian civilization. In 2006, at the age of 92, she received world-wide coverage in international media when, upon publication of her 2005 book which described, among other topics, how her research into the history of the headscarf revealed that it did not originate in Judaism or Islam, but was worn five thousand years ago by Sumerian priestesses who initiated young men into sex, she and her publisher were charged with "inciting hatred based on religious differences". The dismissal of the charges on 31 October 2006, brought additional publicity.
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1914
Bursa - Also known as
- Muazzez İlmiye İtil
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Profession
- Education
- Ankara University
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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