Bedouin WomanPhotograph by Jodi Cobb
Veiled
to all men beyond her family, a young Bedouin woman wears the classic
face covering of her people. Given only passing mention by the Koran,
Islam’s holy book, the veil is an ancient custom traced to India and
Persia; it was adopted by Arabia’s nomadic tribes, which enforced a
strict code of female modesty.