Fatima Nabil became the first news reader to present the news on Egypt State TV wearing a hijab.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Egypt-A-State-T...

The new Minister of the Islamic Information, Salah Abdel Maqsood Metwalli said on a private television that he could see no reason for the ban. "Finally, the revolution has affected the official media," said Fatima Nabil
During the Mubarak era women who wore the hijab were allowed to work in Egypt’s Radio and Television Union as long as it was off-camera
During the Mubarak era women who wore the hijab were allowed to work in Egypt’s Radio and Television Union as long as it was off-camera
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Egypt-A-State-T...