An Egyptian woman wearing the niqab at a skateboarding event in Cairo, in 2021. A ban on the veil in Egyptian schools is proving controversial. Reuters
An Egyptian woman wearing the niqab at a skateboarding event in Cairo, in 2021. A ban on the veil in Egyptian schools is proving controversial. Reuters

MENA

Egypt

Egypt's ban on niqab in schools met with scepticism and resistance

Doubts that decree stopping girls wearing veil will be implemented, while some parents threaten to remove daughters from lessons

Kamal Tabikha
Kamal Tabikha
Cairo

September 13, 2023