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Thursday, January 11, 2007
Egyptian Official Opposes Wearing of Niqab
Middle East Online yesterday reported that an aide to Egypt's Minister of Religious Endowments expelled a religious counselor attending a training session for religious advisors and prayer leaders because she refused to remove her niqab (full face veil). Minister Hamdi Zaqzuq, who opened the training session, later said: "I totally reject the niqab (face veil). No religious counselor needs to wear it since it is not required by Islamic law."