Bedouin WomanVeiled 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.—From “Women of Saudi Arabia,” October 1987, National Geographic magazine

Women of Saudi Arabia

May 10, 2011

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