Why do some Middle Eastern women wear headscarves or full-body coverings? The answers might just surprise you. Joining us are Barbara Petzen, Director of Middle East Connections, who explains the social, political, and economic reasons for veiling, and Subheen Razzaqui, a hijab-wearing world history and political science teacher in Newton, Massachusetts. Learn more at www.primarysource.org/podcasts

Music Credits:

"Kim Arar" by Wind of Anatolia (with permission)

"Rocinante's Lament" by Doctor Turtle (CC BY-NC 4.0)

"The Sickness" by Monplaisir (public domain)

"Brave" by Borrtex (CC BY-NC 4.0)

"Venndet" by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

"One Quiet Conversation" by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

"Milkwood" by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

"Turning on the Lights" by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)

"West Coast" by Ryan Little (CC BY 4.0)

Image Credit:

"Iranian Beauty" by Hamed Saber, via Flickr Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0)