The student was expelled from the university for embracing the bride in engagement
'16.01.2019'
Source: Newsru.com
A student at the University of Egypt Al-Azhar in Cairo was expelled because of the hugs with a man.
The girl was punished in early January after a video appeared on the Web in which she embraces her fiancé on the campus of an educational institution, writes Newsru.com. A man made a surprise for his beloved: he presented a bouquet, got up on one knee and made an offer, and then hugged and picked up the bride in his arms.
After the video reached the university management, it was decided to dismiss the student. According to the university spokesman Ahmad Zarei, the decision was made reasonably, because the student violated the rules of the university. Zarei said that she can appeal the High Disciplinary Commission, and the penalty can be mitigated.
The student studied Arabic in one of the most prestigious and oldest Muslim religious educational institutions in the world, but the video was shot at the University of Al-Masnoura, where her fiance is studying. Whether disciplinary measures were taken against the man is not reported.
Tough rules of this kind are typical not only for Islam: in August last year, the Thai cabinet of ministers approved a new version of the "Rules of Conduct for Students", which exclude any public displays of affection of young people, including the prohibition of kissing and hugging, and not only in public places.
Explaining the new rules, Varat Pryaksakunnan, director of the State Bureau of Students Affairs, Scouting and Thai Red Cross Youth Movement, said that “kissing and hugging a person of the opposite sex on the cheek is inappropriate and indecent”. According to him, especially strict control over the observance of the rules is necessary when celebrating Valentine's Day.
Traditional public morality in Thailand forbids public displays of affection and affection: only married couples can afford to touch each other in public, and lovers can only hold hands. These traditions are still quite strong in the agricultural provinces of Thailand, but the younger generation in the cities is unlikely to be able to unconditionally accept them.
