niqab ban
No niqabs, no cheating through blue-tooth
Egypt
January 26, 2010
No niqabs, no cheating through blue-tooth
Universities will not allow any student to sit for an exam while wearing the niqab without first obtaining a court…
Students try to outwit universities to protest niqab ban
Egypt
January 11, 2010
Students try to outwit universities to protest niqab ban
The ongoing controversy over banning the niqab at some universities has reached new heights as niqab-wearers at Cairo University and…
Court overturns university niqab ban
Egypt
December 20, 2009
Court overturns university niqab ban
The Administrative Court issued a ruling Sunday annulling a previous decree by the education minister banning students that wear the…
Court reverses niqab ban
Egypt
December 14, 2009
Court reverses niqab ban
The education department of the Administrative Court instructed the higher education minister, Hany Hilal, and the president of Ain Shams…
Students protest niqab ban
Egypt
December 9, 2009
Students protest niqab ban
More than 1000 students wearing the niqab demonstrated at Cairo University on Tuesday to protest a decision of the Higher…
Islamic Research Academy upholds niqab ban
Egypt
November 1, 2009
Islamic Research Academy upholds niqab ban
Yesterday, members of the Al Azhar Islamic Research Academy upheld the decision to ban the niqab (veil covering the face)…
Family Minister: Niqab a national security issue
Egypt
October 12, 2009
Family Minister: Niqab a national security issue
Minister of Family and Population Mushira Khattab said at a press conference yesterday that the issue of niqab, a full…