Screenshot from Youtube video showing first Algerian veiled news anchor presenter since independence from French occupation. This piece was first published by Raseef22 on 25 February 2022. An edited version is republished as part of a partnership with Global Voices. For the first time in half a century, Algerians watched afemale news anchor with a headscarf give a brief on state television on the morning of February 15, 2022. This was widely viewed among Algerians as a historic event, after the station broke the restriction imposed on wearing headscarves on public television. Since the day Alg…

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