An Indonesian state Islamic university faced criticism from Muslim groups and activists on Wednesday after it banned female students from wearing full-face veils citing fears over the spread of radical ideology on the campus. The State Islamic University (UIN) in Yogyakarta city, on Java island, said it had 41 students using the full veil or burqa, who would be offered counseling sessions and ultimately be asked to take off the veil if they wanted to graduate. A recent survey on November 2017 showed that nearly a fifth of high school and university students support the establishment of a caliphate over the current secular government. The data has alarmed authorities already struggling to contain the growing influence of both peaceful and militant Islamist groups in the world’s third-largest democracy. In 2015, state university Lambung Mangkurat in South Kalimantan has drawn the ire of one of Indonesia’s Islamic political parties for its decision to ban female students from attending class wearing a niqab or burqa.