niqab ban
Egypt bans female students from wearing Niqab and other face coverings at schools
Egypt
September 12, 2023
Egypt bans female students from wearing Niqab and other face coverings at schools
The Ministry of Education in Egypt has banned female students from wearing face coverings, including the Niqab, as part of…
Egypt’s High Administrative Court approves Cairo University decision to ban niqab
Egypt
January 27, 2020
Egypt’s High Administrative Court approves Cairo University decision to ban niqab
Egypt’s High Administrative Court approved on Monday Cairo University’s decision to ban its professors from wearing the niqab, or face…
Niqab banning bill widely rejected in Egypt parliament
Egypt
November 6, 2018
Niqab banning bill widely rejected in Egypt parliament
A wide number of parliamentarians in Egypt’s House of Representatives rejected a draft law to ban wearing the niqab…
AUC takes back decision to prevent niqabi students, staff from entering campus
Egypt
December 18, 2017
AUC takes back decision to prevent niqabi students, staff from entering campus
The American University in Cairo (AUC) rolled back on its decision to not allow students and faculty staff wearing the…
From water bottles to niqab: Egyptian universities’ weirdest bans
Egypt
December 6, 2017
From water bottles to niqab: Egyptian universities’ weirdest bans
Public universities across Egypt have in recent years instituted a number of arguably ridiculous bans on what most people probably would…
Bulgaria bans full-face Islamic veil
World
October 2, 2016
Bulgaria bans full-face Islamic veil
Bulgaria banned on Friday face-covering Islamic veils in public, joining a small number of EU countries as the debate rages…
‘Ban the Burka’ lobby group reports progress with memorandum
Egypt
April 9, 2016
‘Ban the Burka’ lobby group reports progress with memorandum
Lobby group “Ban the Burka” has announced some progress in the achievement of its goals, signing a memorandum with Prime Minister…
Parliament to draft law banning niqab in government institutions, public places
Egypt
March 7, 2016
Parliament to draft law banning niqab in government institutions, public places
The Egyptian Parliament is drafting a new law preventing women wearing the niqab (full-face veil) in government institutions and public…
Islamist MPs criticize niqab-ban for nurses
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Islamist MPs criticize niqab-ban for nurses
Members of Parliament’s Health Committee, who belong to the Islamist Freedom and Justice and Nour parties, have denounced certain hospitals…
Cairo U revisited by Niqab controversy
Egypt
February 24, 2010
Cairo U revisited by Niqab controversy
The crisis over the wearing of the niqab--or full Islamic face veil--by female teachers at Cairo University again came to…