Egypt ban on veil backed by 3 Islamic clerics

CAIRO: Prominent religious leaders say social habit of wearing niqabs has no roots in Islamic law. ”Any girl is free to wear the niqab as long as she understands that when asked to reveal her face she should do so accordingly,” sheikh says Egypt’’s three most prominent religious leaders have backed a government ban on the niqab, or full face veil, in dormitories and examinations, saying it had no basis in Islam.