I Have Nothing Against The Veil. And I Think That, Wrongly, Many In The West Look At The Veil As A Symbol Of Oppression. Now, As Long As A Woman Chooses To Wear The Veil, Because That's Her Belief And Because Of Her Own - That's A Personal Relationship With God, So She Should Be Free To Dress In Whichever Way She Wants.

-Queen Rania Of Jordan

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I Have Nothing Against The Veil. And

Queen Rania Of Jordan

I Have Nothing Against The Veil. And I Think That, Wrongly, Many In The West Look At The Veil As A Symbol Of Oppression. Now, As Long As A Woman Chooses To Wear The Veil, Because That's Her Belief And Because Of Her Own - That's A Personal Relationship With God, So She Should Be Free To Dress In Whichever Way She Wants.

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Thinking

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Dresses

It Is All Too Easy To Draw Conclusions And Make Sweeping Judgments About Millions Of Muslim Women Based On Fleeting Television Images. That Is Not Right.

Fleeting

Television

Judgment