Through the veil

What the world looks like through a Muslim head-covering

by The Week team

June 15, 2015

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Giza Pyramids, near Cairo, Egypt.

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Ramlet al Bayda beach, in Beirut, Lebanon.

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Byblos, Lebanon.

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Khan el-Khalili market, Cairo.

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Al-Azhar Park, Cairo.

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Beirut, Lebanon.

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Al-Azhar Park, Cairo.

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Beirut, Lebanon.

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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