1  Different styles of ‘veiling’

This figure consists of seven photographs illustrating different styles of veiling.

On the top row, there are two photographs. The first shows two women with their whole bodies (including their heads and faces) veiled in black garments carrying shopping bags. One of the women also has her eyes covered. The second photograph shows a close-up of the face of a smiling middle-aged woman, with a white veil covering her neck and hair (though some of the hairline on her forehead can be seen) and a black loose-fitting top that also covers her neck and shoulders.

On the middle row, there are three photographs. The first shows a smiling young girl sitting in a cross-legged position, wearing jeans, sandals, a green long-sleeved top and a headscarf in different shades of green that is covering her hair and draped across her neck and shoulders. The second is a close-up photograph of the face of a young woman, wearing a veil covering her hair and neck. Two different layers of veils are showing. The woman’s forehead is covered with a bright multi-coloured piece of cloth, while her hair and neck are covered with a smart black veil. She is wearing make-up and has a pensive expression on her face. The third photograph shows a young woman wearing a loose-fitting pink/orange flowery top and a multi-layered headscarf that matches the colours of her top (the bottom half of her outfit is not shown). She appears to be speaking on a mobile phone.

On the bottom row, there are two photographs. The first photograph shows someone wearing a veil that consists of several layers of black, white and blue cloth draped around their head. The mouth and forehead are covered, but the eyes, cheekbones and nose of the weathered face are showing. The second photograph shows a row of three women, holding the hands of two toddlers and walking along in a public square, carrying shopping bags. The women are wearing loose-fitting outer garments that cover their heads, faces, eyes and upper bodies. Two of these garments are blue and one is white, and the clothes the women are wearing underneath these outer garments are very colourful.