Mahinur Ozdemir, the first headscarved woman in a Belgian Assembly, attends a swearing-in ceremony at the Brussels's Region Parliament in Brussels June 23, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Mahinur Ozdemir, the first headscarved woman in a Belgian Assembly, attends a swearing-in ceremony at the Brussels's Region Parliament in Brussels June 23, 2009.

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