5 January 2010

Niqab Ban in University Exams an Excessive Measure, Penalizes Students for their Beliefs

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) today regretted the ruling on 3 January by an administrative court to uphold a new decision banning students who wear the niqab, or full face veil, from sitting for exams in public universities.

 

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