The Story of the Hijab

The Story of the Hijab, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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she covers herself
against strangers and men
the hijab in the news
now and than
a pain in the side
of a particular
Frenchman
he wants it banned
burnt criminalized
uprooted from his den
his claustrophobic
perfumed garden
governance on the rocks
economic failure rotten
zenitude and zen
on the soul of his nation
a drop of tear says
racist amen