Farida Megahed, the first undersecretary for the Education Ministry in Sharqeya, alerted schools that girls in different educational stages must not be forced to wear the veil, confirming that there is no law in Egypt obliging women to be veiled. Megahed recommended that the director should sign a document to confirm that this practice against students would not be repeated. The ministry’s office in Sharqeya sent a committee to investigate the forced veiling case. In a statement, the New Woman Foundation demanded that plans be put in motion to end forced veiling in schools. Of course, this is not the first case of its type, as forced veiling is practised by some schools in Upper Egypt and by parents against their daughters.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 18, 2016 16:30 UTC