European court’s niqab ruling is flawed and wrong
Originally published in The National,
Earlier this week, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that a French law that banned the wearing of the niqab was not in contravention of the European Convention on Human Rights. The ruling has serious consequences for the rule of law, respect for diversity and the future of liberalism in Europe.
The wearing of the niqab is a religious practice in Sunni Muslim jurisprudence. It’s not universally agreed upon and is the subject of some controversy in medieval texts, with jurists taking different positions on its virtue. Today, it is still a subject of controversy among specialists in Islamic law.
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H A Hellyer, “European court’s niqab ruling is flawed and wrong,” The National, 3 July 2014, https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/european-courts-niqab-ruling-is-flawed-and-wrong-1.469778.
Hellyer, H. A. (2014, July 3). European court’s niqab ruling is flawed and wrong. The National. https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/european-courts-niqab-ruling-is-flawed-and-wrong-1.469778
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