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The Conversations With Distinguished Gentlemen Issue

The Eyes Have It

Photographer Aaron Huey recently traveled to the Islamic nation of Yemen. While there, he had the chance to photograph and chat with some young Yemeni women who wear the traditional Islamic niqab or burka.
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Photographer Aaron Huey recently traveled to the Islamic nation of Yemen. While there, he had the chance to photograph and chat with some young Yemeni women who wear the traditional Islamic niqab or burka.

SAHIRA

18 years old, student, single

Three things I am looking for in a husband:

Recurring dream:

Hidden talent:

Career aspiration:

SA’ADIA

20 years old, single, student of English and computers

Hidden talent:

ΔΙΑΦΗΜΙΣΗ

Three things I am looking for in a man:

Favorite passage from the Koran:

Why I wear the niqab:

If I could meet any person from history (alive or dead), it would be…

Favorite music:

What do Westerners need to know about the Islamic world that they don’t understand?

Freedoms I wish I had:

SALAM

21 years old, student, married

Three things I want in life:

Pet peeve:

Favorite TV star:

What is the biggest problem in the world today?

RABIA

20 years old, married, English student

Hidden talent:

Why I wear the niqab:

If I had to be an animal, it would be…

Freedoms I wish I had:

WAFA’A

19 years old, single, student

f I could meet any person from history (alive or dead), it would be…

Hidden talent:

What I like about niqab:

What I dislike about the niqab:

Why I wear the niqab:

FATIMA

19 years old, student, single

Three things I am looking for in a husband:

I hate…

I love…

Hidden talent:

Favorite movie stars:

What do Westerners need to know about the Islamic world that they don’t understand?

SAFAA

21 years old, single, journalist

Pet peeve:

Hidden talent:

Favorite singers:

Favorite Western film and TV stars:

Favorite passage from the Koran:

Why I wear the niqab:

Three things I am looking for in a husband:

What do Westerners need to know about the Islamic world that they don’t understand?

AZHAAR

21 years old, single, journalist

Pet peeve:

Hidden talent:

Favorite film, TV series, and star:

Harry Potter, Lost

Why I wear the niqab:

long pause

If I could meet any person from history (alive or dead), it would be…

What do Westerners need to know about the Islamic world that they don’t understand?