

Apparently it is official since it appeared in diffrent newspapers. Here I feel very concerned by this decision since I am an Algerian women and it is directly related to my very very private life ... my veil.
Lately, Algeria moved to issuing bimetric ID and passport documents following internaitional standards. This new decision has led to a controversy about wether the veil "khimar" or head scarf should be removed for the biometric photo or not. and according to the Minister of interior home affairs "... the veil should be taken off in consistence with international regulations which require that the person's forehead and the ears should be visible on the photograph."
read the article here
oh really ! what international standards is Zerhouni talking about? Muslim women are not asked to take off their scarff in their passport photos in countries such as Germany, UK or Canada why should Algerian woman do it?
here is a guide for a biometric photos ...the veil is acceptable for religious reasons.
What annoys me is that this interpretation of the biometric photo requirement is exactly the same done by french embasy here in Algeria where all visa application of women with photos with scarf are rejected, while with the same photo visa application are accepted in embassies of Germany or UK.
Zerhouni should learn that Algeria is independant from France since 1962!!!!
This is unacceptable !!!this decision should be changed as soon as possible ...NO WAY!!!
