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 First at all and because is a core concept in my research, I must give a clear definition about what veil is. Hijab is the general depict the dressing and veil between muslim women. Hijab comes from the Arab word Habana, which means "hide from the sight", but the literal meaning is curtain. But for common usage, Hijan refers to the veil used to cover the hair. The veil has been worn sin many centuries before the Islam, but it was adopted by the followers of Mahoma (founder of Islam)  as sign of wealth and status. Prophet Mahoma believed that wearing veil would be a protection against sexual temptations between women and men. Nowadays, even though is not a mandatory issue wearing veil is seeing as an honor measure, dignity nationalism and devotion to Islam. 

From Voces detrás del velo: El Mundo del Islam y la Muher Musulmana. Mehmet Ergun. 2005. Editorial Portavoz. pp. 97. 

As the picture shows, there are many kinds of dressing for Muslim women, but I will mostly refer to hijab as it is the most spread dressing custom in Egypt.

 Source: BBC News

According to WordIQ, cultural identity is the feeling of being included in a group or culture. Culture is defined by attitudes and beliefs and what a person from each culture believes is normal for that group.

Cultural identity is not just defined by a group or culture with which you identify. Cultural identity also consists of racial, religious, class, gender, sexuality and familial identities. Additionally, national, social and personal identity also contribute to one's cultural identity, as these properties envelope the entire person, making her who she is.

Taken from Yuurei Serai. What is cultural identity ? Home How tos & Tips http://www.ehow.com/info_7826546_culture-identity.html#ixzz29Zi16ufd [october 15 2012]

Reasons to wear the veil

In this video, we see a western woman giving explanation why she decided to convert to Islam, her reasons are quite the same than Muslim women have to do it. Rejection of western values is of the concepts she mentioned, and one of the key concepts for this research as well.

 

 Muslim woman defending her right to wear veil.

In these images we can appreciate that there is a general support among Egyptian Muslim woman respecting the use of veil, as I argue in this research.

 

Taken from http://thealphapersona.com

Taken from http://egagah.blogspot.tw

General perception of muslim women in Western countries.

 Even though is partly true, this paper will show that not aplies 

to every muslim society.

 

 

Taken from http://feministtruths.blogspot.c...)

Egyptian women were doing better under Mubarak

In  this newspaper article, Nabila Ramdani shows the traditional western point of view about muslim women. In this ocassion, she refers to egyptian women, as dissapiointed by Revolution because their demans have not yet been satisfied. She cited some egyptian women complaints about their situation, but, as I will argue during the research, this is not the common feeling among all of them.

Ramadani, N. (2012, june 4) Egyptian owmen: They were doing better under Mubarak: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012, september 25 from  www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/04/egyptian-womenh-better-under-mubarak