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Egypt penalizes school officials over false niqab policy rumors

From Egypt Independent · () English

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Egypt’s Education Ministry said a social media post falsely claiming a mandatory niqab policy at a Qena school was published in error and removed.
  • The school principal and the administrator of the school’s Facebook page were referred to legal affairs.

Egypt’s Ministry of Education and Technical Education has moved against school officials after a social media post falsely claimed that a face veil was mandatory at Nagaa Said Preparatory Co-educational School in Dishna, Qena Governorate.

The ministry said the post was published in error and promptly removed. It referred the school principal and the administrator of the school’s Facebook page to legal affairs.

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Originally published by Egypt Independent in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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