With the Islamists, the veil became the Egyptian TV

Mohamed Mursi is the first Islamist president of Egypt and the third who knows the country in the last 45 years. With his rise to power , and were felt early influence of religion in the state handling. On Sunday, journalist Nabil Fatma appeared on the public television channel Egyptian wearing a veil that covered her white hair and neck. He read the informative midday as usual, without commenting on his new attire. That was the first time a woman had to appear with the hijab in public issue. While some private channels this was the case, not spent on state television because of a provision that prevented it. That standard was established by the 1952 revolution , led by the president would be four years later, Gamal Nasser . This continued during the extensive government Hosni Mubarak , but Mursi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood , the situation changed. The defenders of Islam claim that women now have the freedom to wear the veil if they please. "Why is reported use in Egypt, where a 70% of women wear the veil ", accused the flamboyant Information Minister Abdel Maqsood . "It is a shame that appear veiled women in Arab and international chains, and do not in Egypt," the official said in dialogue with the local newspaper Masry Al-ium , who announced that three journalists of the public also take the hijab .