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...What They're Banning in Egypt: Sheik Mohammed Tantawi, a leading Egyptian cleric, said he would issue a fatwa against Muslim women who wear the niqab, a face-covering veil, in the nation's schools. Tantawi argued that the garment had "nothing to do with Islam" and merely promoted religious extremism. Following his lead, Egypt's Minister of Higher Education banned the niqab from university residences...
...ones, can brush up against thorny privacy issues. At Maryland's Johns Hopkins Hospital, personnel who choose to get a flu shot are provided with a colored clip to attach to their hospital ID. The idea is to make easily identifiable those who are unvaccinated and therefore need to wear masks when caring for patients with respiratory illnesses. The hospital intended to have two colored clips this year: one for seasonal flu and one for H1N1. But administrators realized that since the H1N1 vaccine is prioritized for specific groups, such as pregnant women and people with a weakened immune system...
...pressure incentive to get vaccinated," says Dr. Aaron Milstone, a member of the hospital's infection-control committee. Still, in case the H1N1 situation worsens and not every health-care worker chooses to get immunized, Hopkins officials are considering additional measures, like making all those directly caring for patients wear a mask...
...College’s nine neo-Georgian houses have withstood decades of wear and tear since they were constructed between 1910 and 1930, making them prime candidates for extensive reconstruction...
...subtle costuming also adds interest to the show. While a majority of the cast is dressed in casual street-clothes, certain characters wear distinctive outfits. The fairies in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” wear light, embellished dresses that capture their seductive nature perfectly. In the two most serious scenes of the play, portraying the sins of “Wrath” and “Envy,” the characters are costumed in formal wear that enhances the austerity of the scene. The stiff feel of their outfits reminds us that...