The ruling that female voters and university lecturers cannot wear a full-face veil does not address the roots of their oppression: a patriarchal class system bolstered by the free marketCairo authorities final week ruled that women wearing the niqab will be not be allowed to vote unless they take off their headgear. Female lecturers at universities,likewise, will be banned from wearing the full face veil. It is argued that this will abet students to communicate better with their teachers, and electoral authorities to be certain of a woman’s identity at the voting booth. In Egypt,this has already caused much debate. Related: As a Muslim woman, I see the veil as a rejection of progressive values | Yasmin Alibhai-Brown When Eve’s face is no longer hidden, and it will challenge all the established powers Related: It's not just America: Canadian politicians utilize Islamophobia to make gains in polls | Safiah Chowdhury Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com