Islamic authorities in Russia's Dagestan region temporarily ban hijab due to security concerns

Islamic authorities in Russia's Dagestan region temporarily ban hijab due to security concerns

Dagestan's deputy mufti announces temporary ban on niqab until threats are eliminated

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) – Islamic authorities in Russia's Caucasian region of Dagestan on Wednesday temporarily banned women from wearing the "niqab", a veil covering the lower part of the face, due to security concerns.

The decision was taken following last month's simultaneous attacks targeting churches, synagogues, and a police checkpoint, which killed 22 people, including 17 policemen and a priest.

Dagestan's Deputy Mufti Abdulla Salimov said in a Telegram statement that due to existing security threats and following the "competent conclusion of the fatwa department," religious authorities have declared a temporary ban on wearing niqab until the mentioned threats are eliminated.

Assailants on June 23 attacked Orthodox churches, synagogues, and a traffic police post in Dagestan’s cities of Derbent and Makhachkala.

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