UK Education Minister Backs Ban on Veils
Charles Johnson
Wed Oct 11, 2006 at 2:41 pm PDT • Views: 299
Forecast for the UK tomorrow: increased seething with scattered threats, as British Education Minister Bill Rammell follows Jack Straw into the Islamic minefield of full face masks for women: UK minister backs university ban on Muslim veils. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)
LONDON (Reuters) - A British education minister said on Wednesday he backed universities that banned Islamic students from wearing veils, becoming the latest senior figure to step into a high profile row that has enraged some Muslim groups.
Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell said many teachers felt “uncomfortable” teaching students who wore a full veil and said he supported London’s Imperial College which had banned students wearing any garment that covered the face.
“Imperial College recently banned the face veil and I think that this is arguably the best decision,” Rammell told the London Evening Standard.
“I’m not dictating hard and fast rules, as dress codes are a matter for university authorities.”
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