niqab
Niqab banned from Cairo University hospitals
Egypt
February 15, 2016
Niqab banned from Cairo University hospitals
Cairo University President Gaber Nassar decided on Sunday to ban nurses and doctors from wearing the Niqab, the full-face veil,…
Court approves Cairo University’s ban on Niqab
Egypt
January 20, 2016
Court approves Cairo University’s ban on Niqab
Egypt's administrative court has upheld a decision by Cairo University that prohibits staff members from wearing the Niqab, the full…
Qalyubiya rattled by official inquiry of bearded, niqab-wearing teachers
Egypt
December 10, 2015
Qalyubiya rattled by official inquiry of bearded, niqab-wearing teachers
Teachers at the Education Ministry's department in Qalyubiya are uneasy after receiving a letter that requests teachers to inform the…
Niqab is Jewish habit: Al-Azhar professor
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Niqab is Jewish habit: Al-Azhar professor
Wearing the niqab is a Jewish habit and has nothing to do with piety, said Amna Nosseir, a professor of…
Female voters in niqab have to disclose their identity: judge
Egypt
October 8, 2015
Female voters in niqab have to disclose their identity: judge
Women wearing the Niqab (face veil) will not be allowed to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections if they refuse to…
Faculty members object to niqab ban in lecture halls
Egypt
October 7, 2015
Faculty members object to niqab ban in lecture halls
Cairo University faculty members who wear the niqab denounced a recent decision by university President Gaber Nasser to ban the…
Alexandria University chief declines to follow Cairo’s niqab ban
Egypt
October 4, 2015
Alexandria University chief declines to follow Cairo’s niqab ban
Alexandria University’s president has stressed that wearing the Islamic full-face veil (niqab) on campus is a “personal freedom”, and has…
Cairo University bans niqabs among teaching staff
Egypt
September 30, 2015
Cairo University bans niqabs among teaching staff
Cairo University has issued a decision banning female members of its teaching staff from wearing the Islamic full face cover…
Photo essay: A look from the niqab, worn by some Muslim women
Life & Style
May 18, 2015
Photo essay: A look from the niqab, worn by some Muslim women
Across the Middle East and elsewhere, some conservative Muslim women only look out at the world around them from behind…
Nour Party ladies receive membership cards, but no photos
Egypt
February 26, 2015
Nour Party ladies receive membership cards, but no photos
The Salafi-oriented Nour Party announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it has allowed its female members to obtain…