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Egyptian Women's Hijab Dilemma: To Wear or Not to Wear

In Egypt, some Muslim women are breaking away from the mainstream and are not wearing a headscarf. VOA asked some women to explain their complex relationship with the hijab and their fight for the right to wear it or go without it. For VOA, Hamada Elrasam reports from Cairo.

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