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World
ISIS Provokes a Backlash Against the Veil
IRAQ
Many Iraqis once saw the niqab as a symbol of female piety. But the presence of ISIS—and its insistence that women cover up—has sparked a backlash against the full-face veil.
Niqash
Kamal al-Ayash
Published
Aug. 25 2016
3:25PM EDT
© Ahmed Saad/Reuters
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Kamal al-Ayash
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