Egyptian woman working in niqab at TV station

Egyptian woman working in niqab at TV station

CAIRO, Egypt - Women wearing niqab wait for the recording of a TV program at a studio in Cairo in July 2012. The TV station employs some 40 women as announcers, directors and cameramen, all of whom wear niqabs. It started broadcasting on July 20, aimed at eliminating discrimination against women wearing niqabs in Egypt where such women are a rarity.

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