Tunisian 'veiled students' crisis escalates  In his first comment on the sit-in organised by dozens of Salafi young women in the University of Arts and Human Sciences in Manouba, Caid Essebi, the prime minister of Tunisia said: “Tunisia is a civilised country and open to all cultures. It is by no means that we can accept such actions”
He also condemned what he described as “strange dominance of veiled women and their calling for more rights.”
He also described them as "crows", which was interpreted by most of the commentators as a sign of his resentment.
“Tunisian women commended and approached by Farid Al Atrash in his songs describe them as deer turned into crows.” Essebi followed his diatribe by quoting a poetry saying: “If a crow was the guide of a tour, it would take them to the corpses of dogs.”
The academic board of the university announced the suspension of study within campus until conditions improved.
Salafi students are carrying out a siege of the dean's office and rejected negotiations until they had an approval on their demands that included the right to keep their face veiled even when young female students were about to get into their lecture rooms. The second demand was stopping work with promiscuity in addition to dedicating a place for them to pray in.  
In an attempt to endorse the Salafi protest, some associations announced their support, such as the Muslim Youth Association, Veiled Defending Committee and the Association of Muslim Women.
In a counter reaction to supporters, the Public Union of Tunisian Students called for a general strike and a sit-in at the headquarters of the Constituent Assembly condemning the actions taken by Salafi students.
It was reported that the sit-in was the main reason for suspending the tests of some students in the university.