This article is a response to an article by Dr. Hussein Ahmad Amin, See AWR 2004, week 22, art.15]

The eminent writer Hussein Ahmad Amin confuses between the niqab [a veil that covers the whole body except the eyes] and the hijab [the headscarf]. The few women who wear the niqab take a stand from society, people and life. But the hijab, which is worn by the majority of women and girls, is a kind of discipline and sign of modesty