Why do women in some countries wear veils?

A veil is a piece of cloth that is usually worn to hide a person's hair or face. Women have worn veils since ancient timesmostly in Middle Eastern countriesprimarily to keep men from looking at them. Many women of the Muslim faith still wear veils of some type when they are out in public. In some Muslim countries, only a woman's eyes are allowed to show. Although Westerners (people from North America and Western Europe) may find these veils symbolic of women's restricted freedoms in many Muslim societies, Muslim women wear them to honor long-held traditions of modesty and to show respect for their religion and the men in their lives.

Wearing veils is an important tradition in many cultures, especially among Muslim women, who wear them as a sign of modesty and obedience to their faith.