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Egypt Plans To Ban Full Veils

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Egypt's highest Muslim authority has said he will issue a religious edict against the growing trend for full women's veils, known as the niqab....

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Egypt: Al-Azhar University To Ban Face Veil In Women's Classes, Dorms (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Egypt's Al-Azhar university said Thursday it would ban the niqab or face veil from female classrooms and dormitories, according to AFP. "The Supreme ...

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Egypt's Mufti says women can wear trousers

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Egypt's top Islamic authority defended women's rights to wear trousers in public following a high profile court case in neighboring Suda...

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Hamas to expel Gaza schoolgirls not wearing Muslim dress

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Female students in the Gaza Strip will be required to wear head coverings and full-length robes beginning this school year, the Hamas rules of the Gaz...

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Italy Burqini Ban: Controversial Swimwear Barred From Northern Town

The Huffington Post | Susan Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011

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A town in northern Italy has banned women from wearing the "burqini" favored by conservative Muslim women, Al Arabiya reports. The anti-immigration ...

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