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...course, the beautiful models, including Miss Egypt 2006. "She looks so funky, I love it!" cries Heba Reda, one of the patrons, as a model whooshes past in a black and white pants suit, assessorized with a pair of high-heeled sandals and, oh yes, an Islamic veil, which covers every last strand of hair on her gorgeous head...
...figured that the veil is only for oppressed women, and perhaps female suicide bombers with Osama bin Laden's notion of the road to paradise in mind, think again. This is a glitzy fashion show specifically catering to Muslim women who wear the veil, or hijab, an Arabic term referring to a headscarf and loose-fitting clothes that cover all but a woman's face, hands and feet. In Egypt, the largest Arab country, with a population of 72 million, the hijab has become decidedly mainstream. Designers, stylists, boutiques and fashion magazines make up a booming new industry serving...
...Lift the veil of secrecy...
...power of illusion, or at least the value of sometimes suspending disbelief, and acknowledging that (as in a marriage) not knowing everything can be the best key to survival. In Japan, for example, the imperial family stays in place in part thanks to a compliant press, which preserves a veil over its many difficulties, in part through a determination to keep its private lives relatively private. Monarchs can only function if we don't look at them too closely, and quietly consent to the notion that they can bring us all together...
...Center—across from Lowell House.“I thought it would be really cool, and possibly even productive from a sexual standpoint...to have a pool party late at night,” Royce recalls.Royce snuck in his girlfriend, along with two other couples, under the veil of the night, without being caught.Other graduates say that students tended to obey the rules.“It really wasn’t worth the hassle, but I’m sure people did [violate the restrictions],” Gates says.“I hated those parietals...