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Egypt: Anti veil minister pardoned
 (SomaliNet) Egypt's Culture Minister, Farouk Hosni, was found not guilty of any crime after he uttered comments against the Islamic veil that is becoming a common feature amongst Egypt's women. Egypt's predominantly Muslim population was irked by the comments. Further, Islamist Members of Egypt's parliament asked for the resignation of Hosni, a demand that he did not honour. Hosni did not apologise for his controversial remarks. When asked, "Does the ministry have a cultural policy against the headscarf?" by Egypt's Parliamentary Speaker, Fathi Sorour, he answered that such a move would be "wrong and crazy". Sorour then ruled that Hosni did not "did not pursue any policies against the headscarf, or take any decisions which prevent women from wearing it, including employees at the ministry of culture." Posted by: Fred 2006-12-05 |
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