A decree banning Egyptian school pupils from wearing the niqab has been met with scepticism and rejected by many parents and teachers. Under the rules, girls are not allowed to wear the niqab in class, as the veil covers their face. READ MORE Egypt backtracks on licensing private tutorial centresSecurity inside schools was the main reason behind the ministry’s ban on niqabs, said Maysa Abou Muslim, an Education Ministry official. She pointed to the dress code for state universities introduced last year, which she says was largely ignored by university workers. Some feminist activists interpreted the new dress code as blaming women for violence committed by men, as it asked women to change how they dress to protect themselves.

Source: Ethiopian News September 13, 2023 14:30 UTC