Friday, August 19, 2011

Syria bans face veils at universities

Remember this headline from 2010? Syria 'after' may well not be a secular state:

http://bbc.in/p0NSP7

Wearing the full veil has caused controversy in Europe and the Middle East

Female students wearing a full face veil will be barred from Syrian university campuses, the country's minister of higher education has said.

Ghiyath Barakat was reported to have said that the practice ran counter to the academic values and traditions of Syrian universities.

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