The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools from the beginning of the next term on 30 September.
Education Minister Reda Hegazy made the announcement on Monday, adding that students would still have the right to choose whether to wear a headscarf, but insisted it must not cover their faces.
He also said that the child’s guardian should be aware of their choice, and that it must have been made without any outside pressure.
Hijab and niqab aren’t the same. The latter completely covers the entire face other than eyes. Hijab is just the scarf.
I think they were saying that the niqab ban could be justified for safety reasons, while you can’t really do that for hijab.