Following the mixed public reaction to the recent statements made by the Egyptian minister of culture, Fārūq Husnī, on the Ḥijāb, the People’s Assembly’s committees for Religious Affairs and Culture and Media held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the issue. In an attempt to clarify his stance on the Ḥijāb, the minister expressed his deep respect for all Egyptian women; "those who wear the Ḥijāb and those who do not," noting that his statement was twisted by media and misinterpreted as an insult to Ḥijāb-wearing women.