Behind the Niqab: What the world looks like through the veil

FP Staff • May 31, 2015, 12:39:44 IST

Photographs shot from behind the Niqab, worn by some conservative Muslim women, shows what the world looks like from through the veil.

This photo shows a man leading tourists riding horses at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids near Cairo through the lowered veil of a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women. The cloth allows women to follow a strict interpretation of their religious beliefs by preventing others from seeing their faces. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This image shows a father taking the photograph of his son at Al-Azhar Park, one of the bustling city’s few public parks, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Children riding the merry-go-round at a park in Beirut, Lebanon shot through the lowered veil of a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The historical site of the Giza Pyramids near Cairo through a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A woman walking at Al-Azhar Park, one of the bustling city’s few public, in Cairo, Egypt through the lowered veil of a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women. The cloth allows women to follow a strict interpretation of their religious beliefs by preventing others from seeing their faces. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A family enjoying the ancient port city of Byblos north of Beirut, Lebanon shot through the lowered veil of a niqab. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese citizens walking on the Corniche, or waterfront promenade in Beirut, Lebanon. This photo was shot through the lowered veil of a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)