This image by Boushra Almutawakel of Yemen and Paris “ … shows a young woman veiling herself with the American flag. Created in response to 9/11, the image questions the charged symbolism of the headscarf – particularly in Western media – as well as the implications of wearing one’s national identity on one’s head.”

“ … her series ‘The Hijab’ challenges the Western association of the veil with the oppression and ignorance of Middle Eastern women.”

‘Women of Gaza,’ posted earlier: