Steve McCurry

I have included this image as I think it will tie into my ideas for my final image, I think that for my final image I will be using a model and i will be having part of her face masked by some kind of veil or other interesting props. Bellow you will see that I have included some information about the reasons behind some muslim women wearing burqa's or niqab's this just to help me understand the mentality behind it.

A burqa (also transliterated burkha, burka or burqua) (Persian: برقع) is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions for the purpose of cloaking the entire body. It is worn over the usual daily clothing (often a long dress or a shalwar kameez) and removed when the woman returns to the sanctuary of the household.
Many Muslims believe that the Islamic holy book, the Qur'an, and the collected traditions of the life of Muhammed, or hadith, require both men and women to dress and behave modestly in public. However, this requirement, called hijab, has been interpreted in many different ways by Islamic scholars (ulema) and Muslim communities (see Women and Islam); the burqa is not specifically mentioned in the Quran.

Islamic dress controversy in Western Europe

Face-covering Islamic clothing has become a controversial political issue in Western Europe, and some intellectuals and political groups advocate prohibition, for various reasons.

The government of the Netherlands is the first to plan a legal ban on face-covering Islamic clothing, popularly described as the 'burqa ban', although it does not apply to only the Afghan-type chadri. Immigration and Integration minister Rita Verdonk announced the legislation in November 2006.^[1] In the November 2006 general election, the Party for Freedom won 9 seats: it advocates prohibition of the burqa. In response, a group of Muslim women organised a pro-burqa demonstration at the newly elected Dutch parliament in The Hague.^[2]

Islamic dress that covers the face of women has also caused controversy in Great Britain (see main article at United Kingdom debate over veils). A senior member of the government, Jack Straw, asked Muslim women from his constituency to remove any veils covering their faces during face-to-face meetings with him. He explained to the media that this was a request, not a demand, and that he made sure that a woman staffer remained in the room during the meeting. A media furore followed. Some Muslim groups said that they understood his concerns, but others rejected them as prejudicial.^[3] It is not clear that any of the affected Muslim constituents were wearing burqas, as the Arabian face veil, or niqab, is more common among British Muslims.