Unlike many countries in Europe and the far East, the United States does not legally ban Muslim women from wearing a hijab or niqab, a veil worn along with the headscarf, leaving only the eyes exposed. Still, such “visibly” Muslim women in America routinely encounter disapproval, if not hostility, in public, and often deal with discrimination in the workplace. In UNRULY WOMEN: Race, Neocolonialism, and the Hijab, Falguni A. Sheth digs deeper into the widespread animosity towards Muslim women in America who, as a commitment to modesty and a sign of their religious faith, choose to cover their heads.
