Egyptian women walk down the street in Cairo, Egypt on Oct. 29. In its broadest sense, the “Islamic veil” refers to a large variety of coverings, the most widely worn is the head scarf. Covering hair and neck, it can be black and simple, or colorful and sweeping, as in Cairo, where scarves are tightly wound around women’s heads and then cascade luxuriously to their waists.
PHOTO: Amr Nabil/AP
