All posts tagged "veil"

The conversation surrounding the veil has made headlines in recent years as a topic mired in controversy....

Freedom of belief is only true freedom of belief when it’s fashionable. It’s the take-off point for...

“Non veiled and no pets allowed,” those are the booking rules that Nevert Rahmy, mother of...

Hala Shiha, a well-known retired Egyptian actress, announced last week that she is taking off the niqab...

The following originally appeared on Kerning Cultures under the title ‘Not Just My Hijab’. Often the hijab is perceived...

In September 2016, then-20-year-old Yasmine Yusuf had a project for a Global Communication course at the German...

Morocco’s government has banned the sale, production, and import of the burqa, reported local media. According to...

My mother died from Alzheimer’s disease three years ago. While deeply religious, she disapproved of the veil...

All women working at Cairo University’s hospitals have been banned form wearing the niqab (full face-veil), announced...

For many, the phrase ‘Egyptian beauty’ brings up images of Pharaohs and Ancient Egypt. However, in the...

As much as I dislike passing generalized judgments, one feature that seems to prevail in Egypt’s social...

Egypt’s Supreme Elections Committee (SEC) has announced that women wearing the niqab (full veil that covers the...

By Aswat Masriya Seventy-seven niqab-wearing faculty members from across Cairo University are preparing to file a law...

Cairo University, one of Egypt’s leading public universities, has banned women wearing the niqab from teaching and...

In recent months, there have been a plethora of stories emerging from Egypt, in which women’s clothing...

The spokesperson for Egypt’s Ministry of Education has denied that the government has implemented a ban on...

This article has been updated following new statements by the Ministry’s spokesperson that contradicted the Minister’s statements...