Hijab regains popularity in Tunisia While some fear that the regime change in Tunisia could turn the tide against the country's staunch secular tradition, others enjoy the new-found freedom to practice Islam in public.
After years of restrictive policies against religious attire, Tunisia might soon rescind its long-standing ban on the hijab in public institutions. The veil is a personal matter and part of women's individual freedom, Religious Affairs Minister Laroussi Mizouri announced on February 12th in the first official statement regarding the issue. Under Tunisian law, the veil is considered "sectarian dress" rather than a religious duty.
The country's first president, Habib Bourguiba, outlawed the hijab in public places, and his successor, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, vowed to preserve the Personal Status Code.
Public discontent with former policies culminated in 2003, when protesters demanded that the government intervene to stop insults against veiled women, and a group of lawyers and rights activists signed a petition condemning the authorities. " I got sick with the hit-and-run game with the administration and security in university, who were preventing us from wearing the veil," Sourour Mhadhbi, 22, said. "I often felt oppressed and humiliated, and the matter would reach the worst point when I heard obscene words ."
The situation has changed since the January 14th revolution. Tunisian cities have witnessed a strong and noticeable return of the veil.
" I feel as if I was born anew; I no longer have to take the veil off in the university or wear a hat on it to deceive them ," Mhadhbi said. " The restoration of freedom to wear the veil may cu rb a little bit the scenes of nudity that have swept across Tunisia in recent years ," Mondher Ayari told Magharebia. Source: magharebia.com
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