Islamic veils banned on university campuses in ... Syria

Female students wearing a full face veil will be barred from Syrian university campuses, the country’s minister of higher education has said.

Ghiyath Barakat was reported to have said that the practice ran counter to the academic values and traditions of Syrian universities.

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His ruling, published on the All4Syria website, was said to be in response to requests from students and parents.

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