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Veiled threat: why it may be important to see a woman's face.(CULTURE WATCH)
NOT long ago in the hospital in which I once worked, a young male nurse was asked by the administration to remove the ironmongery with which he had recently adorned his face and ears. He was outraged by this assault on his inalienable right to mutilate himself in any way that he chose, which he believed to be narrow-minded. He was, after all, the owner of his face and ears in fee simple; they were his to dispose of as he saw fit.
As it happens, he was a decent and dedicated young man, albeit one with the bad taste natural to youth; and in the end he complied with the administration's demand, and removed his savage adornments. But he nevertheless remained ...
- Veil of isolation: Britain tackles the niqab debate.(EUROPE)
- Magazine article from: Harvard International Review Fixsen, Allie January 1, 2007 700+ words
...of niqabs, or full-face veils. The niqab controversy, instigated by comments from...country instituted dress codes banning the niqab. The ban has been justified as a security...especially since a woman who wears a niqab in public cannot have her face matched...
- Egyptian authorities try to reason with those opposed to niqab ban at varsities.
- Newspaper article from: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates) October 10, 2009 700+ words
...up a controversial campaign against the niqab with a ban on the full-face veil at the...female students and teachers wearing the niqab from entering girls-only classes and...said it is an un-Islamic costume. The niqab is not obligatory as a part of everyday...
- Tantawy to ban niqab at Al-Azhar schools and universities.
- Newspaper article from: Daily News Egypt (Egypt) October 6, 2009 700+ words
...says he plans to ban the full face veil (niqab) at Al-Azhar schools, educational institutions...school students (aged 11-12) wearing the niqab inside the classroom. In an interview...channel on Sunday, Tantawy said that "the niqab is not obligatory and there is no need...
- Editorial: Confronting the niqab.(Editorial)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News Egypt (Egypt) October 9, 2009 700+ words
...starting a long-overdue public debate on the niqab in Egypt. Following the inspection of...determination to ban the full face veil (niqab) from the classrooms of all Al-Azhar...school student in a class to take off her niqab. According to newspaper reports, he angrily...
- Tantawy, Helal ban niqab in Azhar classrooms, dorms.
- Newspaper article from: Daily News Egypt (Egypt) October 9, 2009 700+ words
...Tantawy banned Thursday the full face veil (niqab) inside women-only classrooms and dormitories...conference Thursday, Tantawy said that niqab will be banned inside women-only classrooms...local news program Friday morning that niqab will be banned inside women's dormitories...
- Family minister says niqab issue a matter of national security.
- Newspaper article from: Daily News Egypt (Egypt) October 12, 2009 700+ words
...the recent ban on the full-face veil (niqab) in Azhar classrooms is "matter of national security." The niqab saga has preoccupied Egyptian government...for security reasons. "The issue of the niqab will not be resolved except through dialogue...
- Egypt's oldest university in spotlight over niqab ban.
- Newspaper article from: Daily News Egypt (Egypt) November 1, 2009 700+ words
...13-year-old student to take off her niqab, an outfit that covers the female body...Most of us don't feel that wearing niqab, is a woman's Islamic duty. But we...not only from those who support wearing niqab but, surprisingly, from those who oppose...
- Egypt's oldest university in the spotlight over niqab ban.
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) October 30, 2009 700+ words
...13-year-old student to take off her niqab, an outfit that covers the female body...Most of us don't feel that wearing the niqab is a woman's Islamic duty. But we do...only from those who support wearing the niqab but, surprisingly, from those who oppose...
Source: HighBeam Research, Veiled threat: why it may be important to see a woman's face.(CULTURE...