#  Syria Bans Women's Face Coverings At Universities 

 





July 20, 2010

 

 

Author: Albert Aji and Elizabeth Kennedy

Source: The Detroit News

Wire Service: AP

<http://www.detnews.com/article/20100720/NATION/7200361/1041/LIFESTYLE04/Syria-bans-women-s-face-coverings-at-universities>

Syria has forbidden the country's students and teachers from wearing the niqab -- the full Islamic veil that reveals only a woman's eyes -- taking aim at a garment many see as political.



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Advocacy/Government ](/news-stories/advocacygovernment)
- [ Niquab or Burqa Controversies ](/news-stories/niquab-or-burqa-controversies)
- [ Campus ](/news-stories/campus)
- [ Religious Freedom ](/news-stories/religious-freedom)
- [ Islam ](/religions/islam)
- [ International ](/tags/international)
- [ Women ](/tags/women)
 
 

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