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  • The chamber takes its name from a three-part fresco called the Veiling (Velatio) that fronts the entrance.

    The Apostle Peter in Rome? 2002

  • IMHO – Veiling subversive ideas within a safe, seemingly harmless but popular and widely read genre is the sharpest way to begin to change minds.

    BOOK VIEW CAFE BLOG » Fantasy and Comedy of Manners 2010

  • Veiling came to be associated with Islam later, partly because when missionaries (some wearing a head-covering themselves) went to Muslim countries, they informed Muslim women that they should take their head-coverings off and convert so that they could be liberated.

    Sumbul Ali-Karamali: Burqa Bans From an American Muslim's Perspective 2010

  • Veiling came to be associated with Islam later, partly because when missionaries (some wearing a head-covering themselves) went to Muslim countries, they informed Muslim women that they should take their head-coverings off and convert so that they could be liberated.

    Sumbul Ali-Karamali: Burqa Bans From an American Muslim's Perspective 2010

  • Veiling, which a decade ago was confined largely to the tradition-bound poor, has made a middle-class comeback in both countries.

    The Economist: Muslims and the Veil JDsg 2007

  • Veiling/unveiling here concerns a hole, a non-being: the truth of Being as non-being.

    enowning enowning 2009

  • Veiling/unveiling here concerns a hole, a non-being: the truth of Being as non-being.

    Archive 2009-02-01 enowning 2009

  • "Mahrem — Footnotes on Veiling" is a pictorial exploration by nine male and female artists creating a playful and associative commentary on the theme of Islamic veiling practices.

    Time Off Europe Calendar 2008

  • Veiling the glory of God that dwells on a dazzling brow,

    Two Poets 2007

  • Veiling the glory of God that dwells on a dazzling brow,

    Two Poets 2007

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