CAIRO — Many Muslim women in Egypt wear the hijab by choice. For them, it represents piety - and in Egypt, religion is in fashion. “I wear it to get closer to God and make Him happy in ...

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In Egypt, Muslim Women May Lose Right To Wear Veil new debate is raging in Egypt over the niqab, that's the veil worn by some Muslim women that covers their face and body, except for their eyes.

Dressing respectfully always helps, so when planning what to wear in Egypt, bring clothes that cover your knees, cleavage (if you've got some), shoulders, elbows, and midriff.

The vast majority of Muslim Egyptian women wear some form of head covering — from stylish scarves to Mahmoud’s khaimar body-covering to the full face-covering niqab.