1.   Full veils are banned at all state universities.

2.   Though headscarves are common, the school banned veils, citing security concerns.

3.   His rulings ranged from sanctioning Viagra for Muslim men to banning short veils for women.

4.   But the minister said that his order did not ban the veil, but ensured that girls would not be forced to wear it by Moslem extremist teachers.

5.   Last year Education Minister Hussein Kamal Bahaeddin raised a storm of protest when he attempted to ban veils from grade schools.