Damascus: Contrary to what is being said on mainstream channels like the BBC and Al Jazeera, and to what has been carried by the wires over the last 48 hours, no law has been issued in Syria banning women wearing the niqab (veil) from entering university campuses. The report has yet to be denied by the Ministry of Higher Education which raises speculation that there is some truth to the story. This view fits in with the values of secularism and moderate Islam that...
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