Egypt Hijab by country

gamal abdel nasser laughing @ muslim brotherhood suggesting in 1953 women should required wear hijab.

in 1953 egyptian leader president gamal abdel nasser told leader of muslim brotherhood wanted enforce wearing of hijab, nasser responded, sir, know have daughter in college - , doesn t wear headscarf or anything! why don t make wear headscarf? can t make 1 girl, own daughter, wear it, , yet want me go , make ten million women wear it?

the veil gradually disappeared in following decades, so 1958 article united press (up) stated veil unknown here. however, veil has been having resurgence since 1970s, concomitant global revival of muslim piety. according new york times, of 2007 90 percent of egyptian women wear headscarf.

small numbers of women wear niqab. secular government not encourage women wear it, fearing present islamic extremist political opposition. in country, negatively associated salafist political activism. there has been restrictions on wearing hijab government, views hijab political symbol. in 2002, 2 presenters excluded state run tv station deciding wear hijab on national television. american university in cairo, cairo university , helwan university attempted forbid entry niqab wearers in 2004 , 2007.

egyptian storekeeper in cairo wearing hijab.

muhammad sayyid tantawy, grand imam of al-azhar, issued fatwa in october 2009 arguing veiling of face not required under islam. had reportedly asked student take off niqab when spotted in classroom, , told niqab cultural tradition without islamic importance. believed hijab becoming more of fashion statement religious 1 in egypt, many egyptian women, influenced social peer pressure, wearing colorful, stylish head scarves along western style clothing. government bans on wearing niqab on college campuses @ university of cairo , during university exams in 2009 overturned later. minister hany mahfouz helal met protests human rights , islamist groups.

in 2010, baher ibrahim of guardian criticized increasing trend pre-pubescent girls in egypt wear hijab.

many egyptians in elite opposed hijab, believing harms secularism. 2012 businesses had established bans on veils, , egyptian elites supported these bans.

in 2016 , 2017 government of egypt , parliament made moves ban burka leading politicians argued full-face veil neither islamic tradition, nor required in koran.