{"id":1139,"date":"2009-10-09T01:44:49","date_gmt":"2009-10-08T22:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marwarakha.com\/wordpress\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2010-07-05T01:50:37","modified_gmt":"2010-07-04T22:50:37","slug":"egypt-niqab-ban-stirs-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marwarakha.com\/?p=1139","title":{"rendered":"Egypt: Niqab Ban Stirs Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Niqab (or face cover) is making the headlines again after the head of Al Azhar <\/a>and Egypt's Imam, Sheikh Mohammed Tantawi<\/a> asked a young girl to uncover her face while he was inspecting an Azhar school in Cairo.<\/p>\n

During his tour he saw a 13 year old girl fully veiled from head to toe covering her entire body but for her eyes. Moataz El Demerdash<\/span><\/a>, host of a talk show called 90 minutes<\/span> had a phone interview with one of the press members who witnessed Sheikh Tantawi<\/span> order the girl to take off the niqab as he told her that niqab is a tradition that has nothing to do with religion. A few days later, Hani Helal<\/span> Egypt's Minister of Higher Education banned female undergraduates from wearing the niqab in the country's public universities,  Al-Masri Al-Yom<\/span> newspaper<\/a>reported.<\/p>\n

The exchange between the Sheikh and the girl can be followed in this <\/a>video [Ar]:<\/p>\n

“Why are you wearing the niqab while sitting in the class with your female colleagues?” Al-Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi asked the 8th grader.
\n\t\tThe young girl was shocked with the question coming from the country’s top scholar
\n\t\tA teacher intervened to explain.
\n\t\t“She takes off her niqab inside the class, but she only put it on when you and your entourage came in.”
\n\t\tBut Sheikh Tantawi was not satisfied and insisted that the young girl takes off the face cover.
\n\t\t“The niqab is a tradition and has nothing to do with Islam.”
\n\t\tAfter the girl complied he insisted she should not wear it any more.
\n\t\t“I tell you again that the niqab has nothing to do with Islam and it is only a mere custom. I understand the religion better than you and your parents.”<\/div>\n

In an older post, Desert Cat<\/span> blogged<\/a> about a man who was caught hiding behind a niqab to go see his mistress:<\/p>\n

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Although many crimes are committed behind the niqab, the Ministry of Interior did not lift a finger to counter attack the occurrences leaving all sorts of criminals and lowlifes in their cloaked hiding. Shouldn't they purge the streets of the walking "black plastic bag"? She who sees herself and her face as a shame or a disgrace should just stay home but civilians have the right to live securely.<\/div>\n

Desert Cat<\/span> hailed the Sheikh's decision saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Bravo Sheikh Al Azhar … What took you so long? The terrorists invaded Egypt under so many names and their main pursuit it to restore female infanticide and destroying our monuments for in their code this is paganism.<\/div>\n

Tarek Ez AlDen<\/span> reported<\/a> that an Egyptian rights organization is suing the Minister of Higher Education:<\/p>\n

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The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights announced taking legal procedures to sue Dr. Hani Helal, the Minister of Higher Education, for banning female students wearing a niqab from staying in Cairo university hostels and dorms.<\/div>\n

Elder of Zion<\/span> found the reactions to the niqab ban <\/a>interesting:<\/p>\n

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Commenting on Tantawy’s statement, Sheikh Mahmoud Ashour, member of the Islamic research Center said that the Sheikh’s decision is not a fatwa, but a move aimed at preserving security among students.<\/p>\n

Allowing the niqab in academic institutions can cause problems, he added, sinceanyone can use it as a disguise to enter the university, even terrorists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Muslim Brotherhood MP Hamdy Hassan couldn’t disagree more<\/span>. He told Daily News Egypt Monday that he denounces Tantawy’s anti-niqab statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As for The Minister of higher Education's decree in Cairo University<\/p>\n

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neither Ain Shams University nor Helwan University issued similar decrees.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The niqab ban did not come as a total surprise<\/p>\n

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In 2007 Helwan University was the subject of a huge controversy when university security guards prohibited the entry of some female students wearing the niqab into the university dorms, even though they agreed to reveal their face to the female security guards for an identity check.<\/p>\n

In the same year, Minister of Religious Endowments Hamdy Zaqzuq dismissed an employee from a meeting for refusing to remove her niqab.<\/p>\n

In 2004 the American University in Cairo (AUC) caused a similar stir after a decree prohibiting the entry of students wearing the niqab into the university campus.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

At the end of his post, he wrote:<\/p>\n

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Tantawi has been in hot water before, for shaking hands <\/a>with Shimon Peres.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Like Elder of Zion<\/span>, blogger Khaled Fouda<\/span> reminded his readers <\/a>of the day the Sheikh shook hands with Shimon Perez<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I cannot keep up with Sheikh Al Azhar's continuous blunders and follies. I do not acknowledge him as the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar or any sheikh of any sort for that matter. Should we just forgive his old age and random rants or should we consider him one narrow minded guy who has offended Egyptians and Muslims altogether?<\/div>\n

Joseph Mayton<\/span> of Bikya Masr<\/span> wrote a post <\/a>on how Europe took advantage of the niqab ban in Egypt:<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, only one day after news of Tantawi’s possible ban hit the media, Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his right-wing coalition have presented a proposal to ban the niqab, or burqa. The anti-immigration Northern League party is leading the charge, and Italian politicians are now quoting Tantawi in support of their goal.<\/p>\n

The party’s proposal would amend an anti-terrorism law of 1975 that forbids anyone in the country from making their identification impossible. The current interpretation of the law allows for religious reasons as a “justified cause” to cover the face, but the possible law could end such interpretation.<\/p>\n

A party member, Roberto Cota was quoted as saying “we are not racist and we have nothing against Muslims, but the law must be equal for everyone.”<\/p>\n

People of Freedom Member of Parliament, Barbara Saltamartini, said that “banning the burqa cannot be considered anti-Muslim because it is not obligatory in Islam,” echoing Tantawi’s sentiments, when he demanded that the young girl in a local school remove the veil as it is “not part of Islam.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, Kareem El Beheiry<\/span> of EgyWorkers<\/span> announced his solidarity <\/a>with Egypt's niqabis free right to choose and Hassan El Helali<\/span> who is against hijab (regular veil that does not cover the face) writes,<\/a> addressing the Minister of Interior:<\/p>\n

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Now it's your turn. Please ban women wearing the niqab from driving. Please stop them from walking up and down our streets wearing a mask. She who wishes to stay home has every right to do so but the street belongs to the free society … only burglars hide their faces.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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