This photo shows a man leading tourists riding horses at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids near Cairo through the lowered veil of a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women. The cloth allows women to follow a strict interpretation of their religious beliefs by preventing others from seeing their faces.

Lebanese citizens walking on the Corniche, or waterfront promenade in Beirut, Lebanon. This photo was shot through the lowered veil of a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women.

This image shows a father taking the photograph of his son at Al-Azhar Park, one of the bustling city’s few public parks, in Cairo, Egypt.

Children riding the merry-go-round at a park in Beirut, Lebanon shot through the lowered veil of a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women.

The historical site of the Giza Pyramids near Cairo through a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women.

A woman walking at Al-Azhar Park, one of the bustling city’s few public, in Cairo, Egypt through the lowered veil of a niqab, which is worn by some conservative Muslim women. The cloth allows women to follow a strict interpretation of their religious beliefs by preventing others from seeing their faces.

A family enjoying the ancient port city of Byblos north of Beirut, Lebanon shot through the lowered veil of a niqab