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Christian girl defies headscarf rule at Egyptian high school
Fifteen year old Christian student Ferial Habib faced exclusion on her first day for refusing to wear the Islamic headscarf. She attended in uniform without a scarf for two weeks amid rising sectarian tensions after Mubarak's fall. Local officials say uniforms are school decisions but critics blame lax oversight and rising Salafi influence.
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Cairo
Ferial Habib
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Egypt
Sheik Fad
Associated Press
Hosni Mubarak
Wagdi Haifa
Aswan
Mubarak
Sheik Fadl
Minya
Abdel-Gawad Abdullah
CTV
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