Pulling Back the Veil, or Keeping It On

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Pulling Back the Veil, or Keeping It On

A Yemeni photographer worked both sides of the camera as she and her daughter – and a doll – posed for a visual mediation on the increasing covering of women.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/19/veil-hijab-yemen-niqab-women-keeping-it-on/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Boushra Almutawakel comes from a conservative, well-known family in Yemen. So when she was unable to find Yemini women who would pose for her series on the hijab, she and her daughter sat for the camera despite her apprehension.