Showing posts with label US university. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US university. Show all posts

Sunday, June 10, 2007

American University of Egypt Cannot Ban Niqab!

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
Photo courtesy of the BBC
BBC: A court in Egypt has ruled that the American University of Cairo cannot ban women from wearing the niqab - the full Islamic face covering - on campus.

The ruling comes after a lengthy legal battle between the university and a female student, who was told she had to remove the niqab for security reasons.

Supporters of the niqab greeted the ruling as a victory for freedom.

But officials at the university have said it indicates a drift towards Islamic extremism. Cairo campus veil ban struck down (more)

Mark Alexander