Egyptian women are not allowed to journey to Turkey with out safety clearance, police in Egypt introduced on Sunday. The identical goes for Egyptian males – to forestall them from becoming a member of the so-called Islamic State. The restriction covers women aged 18 – 40 – they now want to receive safety clearance earlier than leaving for Turkey.
“A security clearance can be acquired within 72 hours, and it is now mandatory for women traveling to that country,” the officer stated.
In March, Egypt’s official Islamic authority referred to as on Egyptian women to chorus from marrying Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) fighters. The women ‘meet’ the jihadists on the web, who then proceed to persuade them to journey to IS-controlled territories.
Male Egyptians got here beneath the identical rule in December. Like the women, they want obligatory safety clearance to journey Turkey and Libya.
Since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt has commonly suffered from Jihadist assaults, particularly within the poorly policed Sinai Peninsula. The militants declare their acts of terror are revenge for repression in opposition to Morsi’s supporters. Morsi along with greater than 100 of his colleagues had been sentenced to dying on Saturday for a mass jail breach in 2011.