Lifting The Veil

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.

Credit: Produced by: Asma Khalid, John Poole, Nelson Hsu, and Bill Chappell. Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins

 

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