niqab
MP to introduce bill banning niqab in Egypt
Egypt
November 11, 2021
MP to introduce bill banning niqab in Egypt
MP and journalist writer, Farida al-Shoubashy announced that she plans to submit a draft law for discussion in the parliament,…
Endowments Ministry says respects judicial ruling on niqab ban
Egypt
January 28, 2020
Endowments Ministry says respects judicial ruling on niqab ban
Egypt’s Endowments Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed al-Qady has said that the ministry will respect the rulings of the judiciary, following the…
Egypt’s High Administrative Court approves Cairo University decision to ban niqab
Egypt
January 27, 2020
Egypt’s High Administrative Court approves Cairo University decision to ban niqab
Egypt’s High Administrative Court approved on Monday Cairo University’s decision to ban its professors from wearing the niqab, or face…
Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing takes effect
World
August 1, 2019
Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing takes effect
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new Dutch law took effect Thursday banning face-covering clothing — including the burqa and…
Egypt MP backtracks on niqab banning bill
Egypt
November 9, 2018
Egypt MP backtracks on niqab banning bill
Ghada Agamy, Member of the House of Representatives’ Foreign Relations Committee, has backtracked on a draft law she submitted…
Egyptian MP proposes bill to ban Niqab in public places
Egypt
November 4, 2018
Egyptian MP proposes bill to ban Niqab in public places
An Egyptian parliamentarian proposed a bill to the House of Representatives banning the wearing of Niqab (full-face veils) in public…
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights: U.N. panel
World
October 24, 2018
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights: U.N. panel
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Committee said on Tuesday that France’s ban on the niqab, the full-face Islamic…
Egyptian parliament member calls for banning full-face veil in government places
Egypt
October 20, 2018
Egyptian parliament member calls for banning full-face veil in government places
MP Ghada Agamy, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, proposed on Saturday that…
Parliament to draft law banning niqab in government institutions, public places
Egypt
March 7, 2016
Parliament to draft law banning niqab in government institutions, public places
The Egyptian Parliament is drafting a new law preventing women wearing the niqab (full-face veil) in government institutions and public…
Face-veiled members of Qasr Al-Aini school, hospitals protest against banning Niqab
Egypt
February 22, 2016
Face-veiled members of Qasr Al-Aini school, hospitals protest against banning Niqab
Dozens of Niqab-wearing women from the Faculty of Medicine and Qasr Al-Aini hospitals staged a protest on Sunday outside the…