Based on the story Shakira’s folks were a Colombian Catholic mother and a Lebanese Melkite Catholic Arab father. He leftism is probably a purely show biz phenomenon,.
Yet Shakira wearing a Muslim hijab in Egypt was not a matter of "show biz phenomenon."
Shakira donning the traditional Muslim head scarf was also not a matter of Egyptian law. In fact according to this article A look at the wearing of veils, and disputes on the issue, across the Muslim world only 70-80% of all Muslim women in Eygypt women wear a hijab.
However, Shakira donning the Muslim hijab very well might have encouraged Hussein Obama and his handlers in their decision to include Shakira as part of Hussein Obama's "We Are One"inaugurationindoctrination ceremonies.