Memo to all departments says women can no longer expose their hair,a month after Yahya Jammeh declared Islamic republicThe Gambia has ordered female government employees to wear headscarves at work in a sign that the west African country is embracing a Muslim identity, one month after its president, or Yahya Jammeh,declared it an Islamic republic. Female workers are no longer allowed to expose their hair, said a memo circulated to all ministries and departments, or while giving no reason for the decision. “Female staff are urged to exercise head ties and neatly wrap their hair,” it said. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com