Egypt imposes ban on hijab and niqab in faculties

The Egyptian authorities has decided to limit the sporting of the niqab (full-face veil) by ladies in faculties throughout the brand new educational yr, which begins on September 30 this yr.

Reda Hegazy, Egypt’s Minister of Education, publicly introduced the choice and described the brand new pointers. Hair covers are permissible, based on Minister Hegazy, however they need to not obscure the scholar’s face. Furthermore, except authorized by the Directorate of Education, no fashions or illustrations selling the hair cowl are permitted, he mentioned.

Minister Hegazy additionally emphasised the duty of the guardian within the scholar’s resolution. “It is crucial that the guardian is aware of and consents to their daughter’s decision to wear a hair cover, and this choice should be entirely voluntary, free from any external pressure or coercion,” the Minister mentioned.

As per the studies, the ministry has adopted a coordinated technique for varsity uniforms. The faculty board will resolve on the suitable uniform color for each female and male college students along side the board of trustees, dad and mom, and lecturers. The resolution can be taken in collaboration with the competent Directorate of Education, making certain that college students have a unified and coordinated look on the faculty. 

Minister Hegazy additionally emphasised that modifications to high school uniforms needs to be thought of firstly of every instructional stage, with a minimal of three years between alterations. Guardians will resolve the place to buy uniforms, however youngsters should observe the uniform rules. Any scholar caught in violation of those guidelines can be barred from getting into or attending faculty, he added. 

Apart from Egypt, a number of nations like Austria, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Canada, France, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan have imposed bans on the sporting of headscarves at faculties and schools.

Recently, within the yr 2022, the Karnataka High Court in India additionally pronounced its verdict on sporting hijab in faculties. The courtroom upheld the ban and dominated that sporting of hijab just isn’t an important spiritual apply of the Islamic religion.

The hijab controversy in Karnataka gained traction within the first week of January final yr when eight Muslim ladies had been denied entry to lessons at a Udupi faculty as they wore hijabs. The faculty authorities had knowledgeable that the hijab was not part of the uniform gown code mandated for the scholars.

The Muslim ladies, who had been adamant about sporting hijab, subsequently petitioned the High Court to be allowed to attend lessons whereas sporting hijab. They claimed that donning the Hijab was each an “integral practice of Islam” and their “fundamental right” assured by Articles 14 and 25 of the Indian Constitution.

However, the courtroom dominated that sporting of hijab just isn’t an important spiritual apply of the Islamic religion.