Women ordered to wear headscarves in Gambia (Photo: dw.com)
Gambia
After declaring the state an Islamic republic, President Yahya Jammeh’s Republic of Gambia made the headlines when it announced a new policy that required female government workers to wear headscarves in public.
“All female staff within the government ministries, departments, and agencies are no longer allowed to expose their hair during official working hours…Female staff are advised to use head ties and neatly wrap their hair,” a strict executive order stated.
