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Egyptian anchorwomen struggle for hijab
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:07:27
During
the last four years, two Egyptian anchorwomen have been waging a battle
against their employers who have refused to allow them appear on TV
with hijab.
Hala El Malki and Ghada El Tawil began the struggle in 2002 with a decision to wear the hijab head covering worn by many Muslim women.
However, the initiative was opposed by their employees who excluded them from appearing on the state-run TV station where they worked.
They took their cases to the court, where a verdict was issued on their behalf in 2003.
When the state TV station refused to comply with the ruling, the two presenters once again went to the court which also ruled in their favour in 2005. But again the station did not comply.
Finally, last month, when they tried to force the station to abide by the earlier rulings, they were rejected, with the court saying it had already dealt with the case.
The two anchorwomen now want to make their case an international affair, seeking out other jurisdictions through which they can fight for their rights.
"We will go as far as we have to, it is our right to wear the veil," Ghada El Tawil said in an interview with the BBC.
According to her, some 75% of Muslim women in Egypt wear the hijab and so the anchorwomen are not demanding anything out of the ordinary and there is certainly no political agenda.
Human rights organizations say the news presenters have a right to wear the veil in exercise of their personal freedom.
SN/HAR
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:07:27
During
the last four years, two Egyptian anchorwomen have been waging a battle
against their employers who have refused to allow them appear on TV
with hijab. Hala El Malki and Ghada El Tawil began the struggle in 2002 with a decision to wear the hijab head covering worn by many Muslim women.
However, the initiative was opposed by their employees who excluded them from appearing on the state-run TV station where they worked.
They took their cases to the court, where a verdict was issued on their behalf in 2003.
When the state TV station refused to comply with the ruling, the two presenters once again went to the court which also ruled in their favour in 2005. But again the station did not comply.
Finally, last month, when they tried to force the station to abide by the earlier rulings, they were rejected, with the court saying it had already dealt with the case.
The two anchorwomen now want to make their case an international affair, seeking out other jurisdictions through which they can fight for their rights.
"We will go as far as we have to, it is our right to wear the veil," Ghada El Tawil said in an interview with the BBC.
According to her, some 75% of Muslim women in Egypt wear the hijab and so the anchorwomen are not demanding anything out of the ordinary and there is certainly no political agenda.
Human rights organizations say the news presenters have a right to wear the veil in exercise of their personal freedom.
SN/HAR
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