Female Instructor Barred From Teaching at Muslim University Without Burqa

Students at the Calcutta campus of Aliah University, a Muslim institution, have barred a female instructor from teaching without wearing a full burqa, the Associated Press reported. University officials deny that they enforce a dress code, but report that they have asked the instructor to consider teaching at another campus. Sirin Middya, the instructor, said that she is a devout Muslim. "I don't have a problem wearing the burqa, but when I wear it, it will be of my own free will," she said.