Voice behind the veil

Voice behind the veil

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi women wearing the traditional ''abaya'' long-sleeved black robe walk in a shopping mall in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on April 14, 2011. (Kyodo)

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