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Bbc: Week of 5 12 14: The Women in Iran Taking Off the Hijab
Many women in the Middle East no longer want to wear the headscarf called a hijab. Read about the women in Iran who are defying a 35 year old law by going without a hijab.
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Bbc News: Muslim Veils
Graphics, illustrations, and descriptions of different types of veils worn by Muslim females including the hijab, the niqab, the burka, the as-amira, the shayla, the khimar, and the chador.