In an interview with President Arnold on the issue of face-veiling on Thursday, December 2nd, 2004, he defended AUC's policy, said that there are no easier restrictions on face veiled students and that whenever they're reported to the administration he'll take action and continue to suspend them.
             A student from Azhar university was denied access to the AUC library in 2001 as she refused uncovering her face to the security, and since then, there have been a pending case in court about this issue, but the court postponed the final decision till the end of January.
             Knowing that face veiled students are willing to cooperate with security on gates by showing their faces and are also willing to show their faces to professors during exams, what are the security reasons we're talking about? He said that "having people going around with masks on campus" not knowing if it's a man or a woman is insecure for other people around. There is an academic aspect that is just as important as the university's policy he added, that professors also complained about, which occurs during class discussions. Having a conversation with someone covering their face is uncomfortable and hinders class discussions.
             "It's the girls' own decision either to wear face veil or not. No one has the right to intrude her life decisions." Ranin Salem, mass comm. Sophomore, said.
             "Its not an obligation in our religion and I believe that its distracting, more attracting and provoking in some cases." Mona Abdin, journalism, Junior said.
             "I am not against face veil, but i think that the women today should be familiar with what our age requires ,which is a good representation of islam not in its extremes but in having a good representaion of herself and her religion." Ahmed Farag, Economics junior
             The ban of face veil is based on three factors: the university's educational policy, security consideration and Egypt's 1994 law banning niqab on the campuses o
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