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French Muslim girl banned from class for wearing long skirt
Life & Style
April 29, 2015
French Muslim girl banned from class for wearing long skirt
The case of a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was banned from class twice for wearing a long black skirt seen…
Gaber Asfour: Whoever says the veil is obligatory does not understand Islam
Egypt
March 27, 2015
Gaber Asfour: Whoever says the veil is obligatory does not understand Islam
Former Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour said that the Egyptian identity, like any other identity in the world, consists of…
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…
Court overrules decision to ban veiled TV hosts
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Court overrules decision to ban veiled TV hosts
The Alexandria Administrative Court on Sunday over-ruled the former information minister’s decision to ban a TV host from appearing on…
Women running in elections should be veiled, says Salafi leader
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Women running in elections should be veiled, says Salafi leader
Salafi leader Mahmoud Amer has said there should be conditions on women running in the upcoming parliamentary elections, namely that…
France bans face-covering Islamic veil
World
April 11, 2011
France bans face-covering Islamic veil
Paris -- France's new ban on Islamic face veils was met with a burst of defiance Monday, as several women…
The veil between society and religion
Life & Style
March 10, 2011
The veil between society and religion
For many, the veil, or hijab, is obligatory attire. For others, it represents faith and obedience to God. The act…
Egypt’s first veiled model
Fashion
May 26, 2010
Egypt’s first veiled model
As the hijab, or veil, becomes increasingly popular among Egyptian Muslim women, it is only logical that the trend would…
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…