#banning niqab
Egypt's Supreme Elections Committee (SEC) has announced that women wearing the niqab (full veil that covers the face) will not be allowed to cast their ballots unless they remove their veil while voting. The move, declared as a 'war on the niqab' by the private Egyptian newspaper Youm7, is implemented for identity verification purposes said Omar Marwan, spokesperson for the SEC. Marwan, in statements to the media on Thursday, said women who refuse to reveal their identities would be barred…
