Now SYRIA bans the burka and niqab in universities as backlash against Muslim veil grows
Mail online / David Gardner
20-Jul-2010 (one comment)

Syria has banned face-covering Islamic veils from the country’s universities.

The surprise move comes as similar moves in Europe – including controversial calls in Britain for a ban on burkas – have sparked cries of discrimination against Muslims.

The crackdown was ordered by the secular government in Damascus amid fears of increasing Islamic extremism among young Muslim students.

Syria is not a Muslim country. An official at the ministry says the ban affects public and private universities and aims to protect the country's secular identity.

Read more: //www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1296152/Syria-bans-burka-niqab-universities.html#ixzz0uD1HHMpl

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by amirkabear4u on Tue Jul 20, 2010 01:27 AM PDT

If you read the original page, on 4th paragraph says, "Syria is not a Muslim country."

 


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