Lifting The Veil

April 21, 201112:01 AM

Twelve Muslim women discuss what it means to wear the headscarf, and why they decided to stop wearing it in public. Many now wear it only during prayers.

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Twelve Muslim women discuss what it means to wear the headscarf — and why they decided to take it off.

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Muslim Women's Dilemma: Taking Off The Headscarf April 21, 2011

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