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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEgypt drafts bill to ban burqa and Islamic veils in public places
The full-face veil is worn by some followers of Islam and typically covers all of the wearers face other than their eyes. The clothing is common in Egypt which is a predominantly Muslim country.
MP Amna Nosseir, professor of comparative jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University, who has backed the ban, said that wearing the veil is not a requirement of Islam and in fact has non-Islamic origins. She has argued that it is a Jewish tradition which appeared in the Arabian Peninsula prior to Islam and that a variety of Quran passages contradict its use. Instead, she has advocated that the Quran calls for modest clothing and covered hair, but does not require facial covering.
A number of restrictions have been placed on wearing the niqab in Egypt in recent years. In February, Cairo University banned nurses and doctors from wearing it in medical schools and in teaching hospitals, arguing the ban would: protect patients rights and interests.
In September of last year, the university also banned academic staff from wearing the niqab in classrooms in response to complaints from students that it was too difficult for niqab wearers to communicate effectively with students.
If you are curious, as I was, about different Muslim countries and women's veil styles, wiki comes thru:
Hijab by country
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab_by_country#Afghanistan
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)And the justifications for them are truly sad.
I realize that I am coming from a very secular place, but I honestly think that true gender equality means meeting in public spaces as equals. Meaning no covering of any kind.
Modest dress is prescribed for both sexes although not clearly defined for either.
The Quran says nothing about shrouding women as though they are already dead, something only rabid misogynists could love.
msongs
(67,420 posts)I grew up in a muslim country and im very critical to islam. But generally yes, men are expected grow facial hair the thicker and longer the better. They are generally not allowed to walk around in shorts or have there full arms showing.. So there is diff requirements for guys.
Now that being said.. its much more harsher and the punishments are more harsher for women and certainly its misogynistic.
patricia92243
(12,597 posts)a law forcing them to wear one. Let the government stay out of what a woman wears. It's her choice.
romanic
(2,841 posts)Unless she was TAUGHT from birth to throw one of those things on.