OK to uncover face in anti-burka countries
Jerusalem Post, July 25, www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=182538
Popular Saudi cleric, Sheik Aedh al-Garni, says women can reveal faces in countries where the Islamic veil is banned to avoid harassment, while deploring the effort to outlaw the garment in France.
His religious advice, delivered in response to a question from a Saudi woman in France, generated some opposition from those less compromising. One cleric said it was better for Muslim women to avoid travelling to such countries unless absolutely necessary.