At a time when there is an international debate about the relevance of face coverings, a prominent Muslim educational body in Kerala has released a circular prohibiting girl students from wearing face veils. The educational body underlined that along with academic and extra-curricular achievements, students must maintain decorum in their clothing style. “We must discourage all undesirable tendencies in campuses,” the circular, signed by Dr PA Fazal Gafoor, said. AdvertisingThe MES circular is likely to place it in a path of conflict with Muslim outfits like the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, an organisation of Sunni Muslim scholars and clerics in Kerala. The Sri Lankan government had recently banned women from wearing face coverings under an emergency law shortly after the Easter Sunday bombings.

Source: Indian Express May 02, 2019 10:41 UTC