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Egyptian lawmakers are set to vote on banning women from wearing a full-face Islamic veil, local media reports.
Parliament is drafting a law which would prohibit women from wearing a niqab in public places and government institutions.
It follows a ban at Egypt's premier public university in the capital Cairo, which banned lecturers from wearing the niqab in October.
Ban: Egyptian Parliament is drafting a law which would prohibit women from wearing a niqab - a full-face Islamic veil - in public places and government institutions (stock image)
Member of Parliament Amna Nosseir, also a professor of comparative jurisprudence, said the full-face veil is neither an Islamic tradition, not required in the Quran, the Independent reports.
Dr. Nosseir, a former dean of Al-Azhar University and a member of Egypt's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, said the niqab is a a Jewish tradition, not Muslim.
Dr. Nosseir added that while the Quran calls for modest clothing and for women to cover their hair, the holy book of Islam does not ask women to cover their faces.
The vast majority of Egyptian Muslim women wear a form of veil that covers the hair but leaves the face uncovered.
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Not required: Egyptian MP Dr. Amna Nosseir (not pictured) argued for the ban, as the niqab is a a Jewish tradition, not Muslim, and that its use is not called for in the Quran
However the number of women wearing the full niqab veil has increased dramatically in the past 10-20 years.
In the wake of the increase in niqab wearers, Egypt has imposed a series of restrictions on wearing full-face veil in public.
In October last year, Cairo University banned all female staff from wearing the full face veil, as it led to 'poor communication' in lectures.
The niqab had become especially problematic in language courses, where it hindered student-teacher communications, producing low grades and graduates incapable of enunciation, Gaber Nassar, head of Cairo University, said at the time.
During the national election in October last year, women wearing niqab were told they needed to remove the full Islamic veil if they wished to vote, in order for them to be identified.
Egypt considers BANNING women from wearing the niqab veil | Daily Mail Online
Parliament is drafting a law which would prohibit women from wearing a niqab in public places and government institutions.
It follows a ban at Egypt's premier public university in the capital Cairo, which banned lecturers from wearing the niqab in October.
Ban: Egyptian Parliament is drafting a law which would prohibit women from wearing a niqab - a full-face Islamic veil - in public places and government institutions (stock image)
Member of Parliament Amna Nosseir, also a professor of comparative jurisprudence, said the full-face veil is neither an Islamic tradition, not required in the Quran, the Independent reports.
Dr. Nosseir, a former dean of Al-Azhar University and a member of Egypt's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, said the niqab is a a Jewish tradition, not Muslim.
Dr. Nosseir added that while the Quran calls for modest clothing and for women to cover their hair, the holy book of Islam does not ask women to cover their faces.
The vast majority of Egyptian Muslim women wear a form of veil that covers the hair but leaves the face uncovered.
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Not required: Egyptian MP Dr. Amna Nosseir (not pictured) argued for the ban, as the niqab is a a Jewish tradition, not Muslim, and that its use is not called for in the Quran
However the number of women wearing the full niqab veil has increased dramatically in the past 10-20 years.
In the wake of the increase in niqab wearers, Egypt has imposed a series of restrictions on wearing full-face veil in public.
In October last year, Cairo University banned all female staff from wearing the full face veil, as it led to 'poor communication' in lectures.
The niqab had become especially problematic in language courses, where it hindered student-teacher communications, producing low grades and graduates incapable of enunciation, Gaber Nassar, head of Cairo University, said at the time.
During the national election in October last year, women wearing niqab were told they needed to remove the full Islamic veil if they wished to vote, in order for them to be identified.
Egypt considers BANNING women from wearing the niqab veil | Daily Mail Online
They earned my respect when they whipped the asses of muslim brotherhood.Now that increases several fold.
