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Reporting on niqab from news outlets worldwide, summarised with a link to the original. Legislation, court rulings, research and public debate.
9 March 2018
An Islamic university bans the cadar — then withdraws it in a month
In February 2018 UIN Sunan Kalijaga in Yogyakarta ordered "guidance" for cadar-wearing students, with expulsion as the endpoint. After national backlash — including from the religious-affairs ministry — the rector revoked it on 10 March 2018.
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When Malaysia itself barred the purdah — 1985
A Malaysian government ruling barred face veils for women in the civil service and Muslim university students. UPM suspended sixteen students for refusing to comply; five were barred from final examinations. PAS and ABIM offered the students free legal aid.
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