The LATimes reports that a ban on the niqab – a head covering worn by many Muslim women – during examinations at three major universities in Egypt has been affirmed by an administrative court in Cairo.
Sunday's judgment came after an Islamist lawyer filed a petition against the ban on behalf of 55 students.
"I filed a lawsuit to stop this decision last month, saying that female guards at the university can check the identity and face of the munaqaba [niqab-wearing] student," said lawyer Nizar Ghorab in his case.
In its ruling, the court said niqab can be used as a way of cheating during exams and that universities don’t have enough female security personnel to check students' identities.
Pitt's Jurist has more.
