Egypt cleric 'to ban full veils'
Egypt's highest Muslim authority has said he will issue a religious edict against the growing trend for full women's veils, known as the niqab.
Sheikh Mohamed Tantawi, dean of al-Azhar university, called full-face veiling a custom that has nothing to do with the Islamic faith.
Although most Muslim women in Egypt wear the Islamic headscarf, increasing numbers are adopting the niqab as well.
The practice is widely associated with more radical trends of Islam.
The niqab question reportedly arose when Sheikh Tantawi was visiting a girls' school in Cairo at the weekend and asked one of the students to remove her niqab.
The Egyptian newspaper al-Masri al-Yom quoted him expressing surprise at the girl's attire and telling her it was merely a tradition, with no connection to religion or the Koran.
....wish if Mr. Zawahi'ri could leave the world in peace and do something in his country for Islam
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The Egyptian government is also "against" the likes of Gamat and is worried by the Islamists.
Regardless of whether i agree with him or not. He's latest comments to the press were really controversial.
Yet Again, People must remember that Egypt is a Secular Arab state
Actually, many people think this "High cleric of Egypt" is just an idiot, and don't listen to whatever he says...
He has always been controversial, or anti-Islamic as some would say.
MD... I really dont care...but for those who live according to his words might want to know abt his new reformation...lol
they are doing grt job by teaching Islam to Muslims and teaching Vedas to Hindus. Our ancestors
were ignorant, they didnt even knew how to read Quran
“Squander not in the manner of a spendthrift. For wasters are the brothers of the Satan, and the Satan is to his Lord ungrateful”
[Qur’an, 17:26-27]
Why on earth do you care what this guy says, FS?
Exactly Brit...why on earth is he banning if someone is doing it of their own...
long back in our place we never used to see girls with even head covered..now even the college girls find its chic to wear Veil...I was surprised so many covered women in a small place like ours were muslim population is comparatively less.
“Squander not in the manner of a spendthrift. For wasters are the brothers of the Satan, and the Satan is to his Lord ungrateful”
[Qur’an, 17:26-27]
Sheikh Tantawi is perfectly within his right to issue such a "Fatwa"
However, it is still only a "Fatwa" and women should be allowed to wear the Niqab , if they so wish.