Unveiling Hijab, Unveiling Hair in Egypt There is extensive scholarship about the damaging effects of Eurocentric beauty standards on Black women around the world, specifically on how hair texture, length, and style can impact women’s self-worth and life opportunities. While a growing body of research captures rising Islamophobia in post-coup Egypt and its debilitating effects on women who wear the hijab, the impact of deep-seated anti-Blackness in Egyptian society, which has taught women to hate their natural hair and distance themselves from their African roots, is not discussed enough concerning (un)veiling decisions. So, how do Eurocentric beauty standards affect Egyptian women’s decisions related to (un)veiling? What does discovering and accepting hair look like for those who once wore the hijab? Utilizing intersectional and Black feminist theory to analyze 30 virtual semi-structured interviews I conducted in June of 2020 with Egyptian women who unveiled their journeys and decisions related to the hijab, my research reveals how concerns and decisions related to hair (whether to meet or resist white beauty standards), played a central role in decisions related to wearing and taking off the hijab. Additionally, my research exposes the intertwining of anti-Blackness, Islamophobia, Islamism, and classism -embedded in families, the media, and institutions- as affecting each woman’s considerations. I also find that similar to Black women worldwide who are affected by the natural hair movements and are increasingly decolonizing, discovering, and embracing their hair, Egyptian women have also been affected by these trends. While more Black feminists study the impact of these movements, women who wear the hijab, especially in MENA, are not considered enough. While more scholarship has been written about the impact of the revolution on the trend of women unveiling, the literature continues to replicate issues with the literature on veiling by centering the pushback against religious discourses around the hair as awra due to the fall of Islamist movements and ending journeys at taking off the hijab. However, my research shows how, like women around the world, thanks to the guidance, representation, and support from the natural hair movement, Egyptian women who’ve recently unveiled are discovering their hair and unraveling a more profound struggle than with the hijab with coming to terms of accepting and coming out with their natural hair.