The First Turkish Playboy Covergirl Creates Waves

The Berlin-based Sahin has said she posed for the German-edition of the magazine, "to show young Turkish women it's okay for you to live however you choose. Many of my countrymen think it's great that I can be so free. With the shoot I hoped to say to them that we do not necessarily have to live under these rules given to us."

But the photo spread has led her mother to cut off contact with her and concerns about what kind of pressure Sahin may face from cultural and religious conservatives within the large Turkish community in Germany. More details here. And writer Asra Q. Nomani takes a closer look at the significance of Sahin's Playboy photo and interview here.