Veil Debate in Britain Is Also Divisive for Muslims

The Washington Post | October 21, 2006| | Copyright

Wearing a Muslim veil revealing only her chestnut eyes, Maheesa Razia grabbed two small bundles of coriander and handed them to a vegetable vendor at the Whitechapel Street Market in east London.

She passed the man a coin and walked off, quietly completing the most mundane of daily tasks while wearing a garment -- the full- face veil, or niqab -- that has caused a raging debate about how well Britain's nearly 2 million Muslims are integrating into society.

"I feel comfortable wearing the niqab here; there was zero awkwardness," Razia, 24, said through the flowing fabric of her veil.

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