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Report RE: Removing the Veil
Original Post
RE: Removing the Veil - 15-04-09 10:51
by: Annette
The Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK (MPACUK), a Muslim civil liberties group, has given me the following detailed response from a member who is also a London primary school teacher:
"I work in a nursery school in Tower Hamlets where a small number of mothers do wear a veil that covers their whole face except the eyes - this has never proved to be a barrier in communicating with staff or for ID purposes (it's quite easy to identify individuals from their eyes). Some mothers do choose to remove their face veils within the nursery without being asked - but it wouldn't be appropriate to request this, especially as some mothers might feel pressured. In the very rare case of mothers who wear a face veil that also covers their eyes I believe it would be reasonable to request they reveal their face or at least their eyes to a female member of staff for ID purposes when collecting their child (and I'm sure parents would understand the need for this to ensure their child's safety when being collected).
Wearing a face veil would clearly impact on the ability of a member of staff to fulfill any role working with young children and therefore I believe that nurseries should not allow staff to wear a veil when working with the children. I have worked with a colleague who wore a niqab outside the nursery but removed it and wore the hijab in work. This can be quite consistent with Islamic principles on dress code as the majority of interpretations do not see the niqab as obligatory."
Wearing a face veil would clearly impact on the ability of a member of staff to fulfill any role working with young children and therefore I believe that nurseries should not allow staff to wear a veil when working with the children. I have worked with a colleague who wore a niqab outside the nursery but removed it and wore the hijab in work. This can be quite consistent with Islamic principles on dress code as the majority of interpretations do not see the niqab as obligatory."