Fully veiled students resent restrictions at Egyptian university
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Monday, October 23, 2006
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Egyptian students whose faces are completely hidden behind the veil have been banished from the residence halls at Helwan University under threat of expulsion in what could be called the "battle of the veil.""They say nothing to indecent girls, but we - the daughters of Islam - are being hounded," protests student Iman Ahmad, 21.
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