First woman presents news in hijab on Algeria state TV since independence
First woman presents news in hijab on Algeria state TV since independence
Veiled anchorwoman Najwa Djedi presented a bulletin on a public television channel earlier this week, the first time a woman in Algeria has presented the news while wearing the hijab in six decades.
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Algeria gained independence from France in 1962 [Getty]
Algeria’s state-run television has begun allowing women wearing the hijab, or the headscarf, to present the news again for the first time since the North African country gained independence from France in 1962.
The unofficial ban came to an end after veiled anchorwoman Najwa Djedi presented a show on a public television news channel earlier this week.
لأول مرة و منذ الإســتقلال #التلفزيون_الجزائري العمومي يمنح فرصة "للمحجبات" في تقديم النشرة الاخبارية #نجوى_جدي تصبح اول صحفية محجبة تقدم نشرة الاخبار في التليفزيون الحكومي🇩🇿👏💙 pic.twitter.com/ECc9VPXkyt
— Ra👑ouia (@jazayria14) February 16, 2022
There are no laws prohibiting women from wearing the veil on television. Some have attributed the absence of hijab-wearing women on television to personal decisions made by those in senior positions.
Nasira Mazhoud was suspended from her anchorwoman role back in 2012 after she began wearing the hijab, as have several other women presenters.
The only state television channel that permitted female broadcasters to appear in the hijab was the Quran channel.
About 99 percent of Algeria's population is Muslim.
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