hijab

Qalyubiya rattled by official inquiry of bearded, niqab-wearing teachers
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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