William writes: This interesting article on the continuing veil conroversy is - I am proud to say - written by my daughter:
Egypt's minister of religion rejects the veil - By Loveday Morris, Sunday Telegraph
Last Updated: 11:44pm GMT 27/01/2007
The Egyptian government is embroiled in an angry dispute with conservative Muslims after trying to clamp down on women who cover their faces with a veil.
The controversy comes after the minister of religious endowments, Hamdi Zaqzuq, expelled an official from a meeting after she refused to remove her niqab, a veil that leaves only the eyes exposed.
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