Different Perspectives and Meaning of Veiling

After reading this article, it made me realize that I was overall very limited to the amount of information I knew about veiling in Islamic cultures. Before reading this article my perspective of the veiling was due to religion and culture purposes. I knew before that women tend to cover up outside of the household because their body could not be revealed to others-especially if they are married. After reading this article the author went in dept about the fact that the veiling had more of a symbolic overall meaning for a women. It makes them feel that they belong to a certain group. However she also embraces the term-freedom. She embraces on the term freedom and the overall meaning. After reading the whole article it made me realize and connect to the reality show on Bravo- Shahs of Sunset. The overall show is about a group of friends who are Persian that juggle their social life with new and old traditions. In the clip below Asa talks about how women should have the choice to either veil or unveil, which connects to freedom that women. The author also elaborates on the freedom that these women have. Here is the small clip of the show....Asa's Veiled Performance Art