ISL 372 Chapter Notes - Chapter 29: Burqa, Geert Wilders, Helwan University
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Young muslim women on the face veil (niqab): A tool of resistance in europe but rejected in the united states. Few items of apparel evoke quite as much debate in western societies as the muslim woman"s veil (headscarf), hijab, chadur, or the burqa (head-to-toe coverage), and most recently the niqab (face veil). Politicians and religious authorities in various countries have held widely different positions on the niqab. In the british national daily, the independent, dr muhammad abdul bari, the leader of the. Muslim council of britain, gave the following answer to a question about whether muslim women should wear the niqab: no one should be compelled to wear either the hijab (headscarf), the niqab (face-veil) or the burqa (full body covering). [but] islam calls upon both men and women to dress modestly". The debate on the niqab led to yet another confrontation in egypt when the president of helwan. University, abdel hayy ebeid, banned the niqab on campus.
