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Tehran police launch new dress code crackdown
World
April 28, 2012
Tehran police launch new dress code crackdown
Police in Tehran are conducting a new crackdown on women wearing mandatory headscarves improperly or in "vulgar" dress, the city's…
The veil, the chair and the virtue police
Life & Style
January 8, 2012
The veil, the chair and the virtue police
The role of religion in defining the relationship between citizens and the state has for some time been mainly limited…
We won’t force women to wear headscarves, says Salafi party
Egypt
December 12, 2011
We won’t force women to wear headscarves, says Salafi party
The Salafi Nour Party has no authority to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf, said Nader Bakar, spokesman of…
EgyptAir hostesses demand right to wear hijab
Egypt
September 8, 2011
EgyptAir hostesses demand right to wear hijab
A number of EgyptAir flight attendants on Thursday organized a protest outside the Egyptian state TV headquarters, known as the…
EgyptAir fails to end stand-off over hijab with flight attendants
Egypt
August 11, 2011
EgyptAir fails to end stand-off over hijab with flight attendants
A committee formed by the Civil Aviation Ministry in Egypt failed to end a stand-off with EgyptAir's female flight attendants…
EgyptAir flight attendants demand right to wear hijab
Egypt
July 17, 2011
EgyptAir flight attendants demand right to wear hijab
EgyptAir flight attendants organized a protest on Sunday outside the Ministry of Civil Aviation to demand their right to wear…
Minister: Parents can’t force daughters to wear veil
Egypt
August 22, 2010
Minister: Parents can’t force daughters to wear veil
Parents have no right to force daughters who have not yet reached adulthood to wear the Islamic face veil, Minister…
Islamic radicalization on UK campuses: Defining dress codes
World
July 20, 2010
Islamic radicalization on UK campuses: Defining dress codes
This article represents the first part of a series on the question of Islamic radicalism on British campusesLondon--“I'm not angry;…
Islamic radicalization on UK campuses: Defining dress codes
World
June 20, 2010
Islamic radicalization on UK campuses: Defining dress codes
This article represents the first part of a series on the question of Islamic radicalism on British campuses“I'm not angry;…
Hijab-free Zones?
Life & Style
December 4, 2009
Hijab-free Zones?
Pundits and scholars don't seem to grow tired of discussing the increase in religiosity in Egypt over the past couple…