hijab
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…
Hijab not obligatory in Quran: Sheikh Mizo
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Hijab not obligatory in Quran: Sheikh Mizo
"The hijab is not an obligation and it does not exist in the Quran," said the controversial Sheikh Mohamed Abdalla…
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…
Two poorly veiled Iranian women fined $260
Egypt
September 16, 2015
Two poorly veiled Iranian women fined $260
Two Iranian women were fined US$260 in Tehran because they were "poorly veiled," AFP said Iranian media quoted a judicial source…
Backlash ensues against Egypt’s anti-veil campaign
Egypt
April 29, 2015
Backlash ensues against Egypt’s anti-veil campaign
The veil has yet again been brought to the forefront of ongoing culture wars in Egypt with a campaign to…
Writer calls for taking hijabs off
Egypt
April 15, 2015
Writer calls for taking hijabs off
Writer Sherif al-Shobashy has called on women to take off their head veils (hijab), adding that 99 percent of prostitutes…
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…
European Court of Human Rights upholds French law banning veil
World
July 1, 2014
European Court of Human Rights upholds French law banning veil
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld France's 2010 ban on full-face veils in public, dismissing a case…
Poll: 78 percent of French object to Hijab in universities
World
August 9, 2013
Poll: 78 percent of French object to Hijab in universities
78 percent of the French population objects to the wearing of the Islamic headscarf (hijab) in universities lecture rooms, according…