House Rep. withdraws draft law on niqab ban in Egypt after wide criticism

House Rep. Ghada Agamy has withdrawn a draft law to ban the niqab in the public sector workplace after the proposal was widely rejected within the House, according to Masrawy. Agamy pulled back from her decision on Thursday, saying she did not want to “create a rift in society.” She had proposed the idea last month after Algeria introduced a similar ban, saying that Egypt’s current security situation necessitates “decisive action.”