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Egypt bans niqab in schools (www.middleeasteye.net)
submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago

if their male guardians don't let them

when it comes to their choice of dress

Their choice huh

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

You think you've found some logical inconsistency, but you haven't. They're talking about IN GENERAL, people need to stfu about women's clothing. Including the men in an unapologetically patriarchal country.

[-] snek@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah rhis is what happens when you take phrases out of context. I meant they should have the choice to not wear it if they don't want to. I explained a bit more about my position in other comments under this discussion.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago

Good thing in the US we all have complete freedom in how we can dress. We would never persecute people for not dressing in the way our society says they should be dressing based on their genitals. Er... Wait.

(Yes I know it's not the same, but it comes from the same place of ignorance, and this is exactly where we are headed if we allow it to continue to escalate)

[-] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Why are you talking about the US to me?

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