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Egyptian state television has lifted a decades-long ban on veiled female news presenters whom successive secular-leaning regimes have barred from going on air.

In a cream-colored headscarf and a dark suit, Fatma Nabil appeared on Sunday and read the 12pm news bulletin. State TV said this was the first such appearance by a woman with her hair covered since it was established a half century ago.

TV official Mohammed Fathi said that Nabil's appearance would encourage many other women who wished to wear the veil but feared losing their jobs.

State television maintained the policy against veiled presenters throughout the presidency of Hosni Mubarak, ousted in an uprising last year, as well as his predecessors. Some presenters sued the station, and won, but were still kept off the air.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middle...141604598.html

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Alhamdulillah this is the sort of gradual progress that we have seen in Turkey.

[Tamawaipsemek]

One may ask why do they put female presenters on air first...Putting hijab doesn't legitimise women showing up to the whole world...

[gusunsuth]

One may ask why do they put female presenters on air first...Putting hijab doesn't legitimise women showing up to the whole world...

write to them suggesting that it they must have women presenters that they should wear niqab, sunglasses and a voice robotizer.

[UnduttRit]

write to them suggesting that it they must have women presenters that they should wear niqab, sunglasses and a voice robotizer.

this is precisely the attitude of the supporters which puts people off not only MB but turkish islamic revivalist movements.

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this is precisely the attitude of the supporters which puts people off not only MB but turkish islamic revivalist movements.

you are assuming that I was joking - it would certainly stop them inspiring wrong thought and protect their modesty .