Return of Veil

* After reading “The Veil Returns in Surge of Tradition” (May 24), about the veil worn by some women in Muslim countries, I feel compelled to write a response. As an American Muslim woman I am becoming weary of seeing the same one-dimensional issue rehashed in the media. Yes, the veil is worn by some Muslim women, and if they alone choose to be attired so and they are happy with their own decision, then more power to them.

Let it be known that the Saudi clerics are relying on their own male-oriented interpretation of what a woman should wear. These fatwas are certainly not accepted by all Muslims. I wonder why the more pressing issues of poverty and illiteracy of Muslim women are not given the same amount of coverage as the veil?

FATIMA CASH

Glendale