PA official: Female Dress Code At Gaza University ‘Illegal’

By Maan. The Palestinian Authority Minister of Higher Education on Sunday issued an official condemnation over a Gaza university’s decision to implement an “Islamic” dress code for female students.
Al-Aqsa University president Salam al-Agha told Ma’an Sunday that the code, which is set to be implemented when the new semester begins, does not require the jilbab (full-length coat) or niqab (face-veil), but rather what he termed dress befitting of the university.
He said students would not be expelled for violations of the dress code. Read more...