#IRAN: Parliament Considers Compulsory Hijab For Women

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Iran's parliament will form a public culture council whose responsibilities will include working on the issue of compulsory hijab, said Gholamreza Montazeri, spokesman for the head of the Iranian parliament's culture committee.

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#FRANCE: Draft Legislation Includes Ban Of Hijab In Sports

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A draft bill that would ban the wearing of the hijab in sporting competitions will pass on to France's National Assembly after the Senate declined to vote on the legislation.

The bill includes a clause, previously added as an amendment by the conservative-dominated upper house, which stipulates that the wearing "of conspicuous religious symbols is prohibited" in events and competitions organized by sports federations.

However, the bill is opposed by the government and is expected to die in the lower house which is dominated by the government's party.

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#TUNISIA: PM Bans Niqab In Gov't Offices After Bombing

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Tunisia has banned the wearing of the niqab in state-run buildings, citing security reasons following the terror attacks last month.

The Muslin-majority country's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed signed a government circular "banning access to public administrations and institutions to anyone with their face covered... for security reasons."

The ban on the face-veil comes following the double suicide bombing that shook Tunis on June 27. The attacks left two people dead and several others injured. Witnesses at the time claimed that one of the bombers was donning niqab, however, Tunisia's Ministry of the Interior has denied this.

The ban has been criticized as restricting freeom, but concerns that the nation's booming tourist trade would br affected by the violence has trumped those concerns.

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