The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools from the beginning of the next term on 30 September.
Education Minister Reda Hegazy made the announcement on Monday, adding that students would still have the right to choose whether to wear a headscarf, but insisted it must not cover their faces.
He also said that the child’s guardian should be aware of their choice, and that it must have been made without any outside pressure.
Will this receive the same amount of outrage as the similar news from France?
I was looking for that exact same thing.
Something tells me this news from Egypt will get a lot less press even though it probably is even more Important.
I recently learned that this ban on France doesn’t really including everything. Small crosses are okay. Some Turbans are okay. Jewish kids can go to Jewish schools. At least that’s what the wikipedia page said. I found the one about the cross interesting.
My initial reaction is the same as to the recent abaya ban in France. Opposition. I’ll need to read more about it though, because I think the motivations and outcomes will be different.