"veiling"

#13534901

4 Apr 2026

The statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is carried out of the Church of San Francesco e Biagio on Holy Saturday in Canosa di Puglia, Italy, on April 4, 2026. On the morning of Holy Saturday, a large choir composed exclusively of women with veiled faces and dressed in black sings a traditional hymn, the Stabat Mater, based on the lyrics of Jacopone da Todi. The women, some of whom are barefoot, move slowly with their faces hidden, participating in a ritual that involves the entire community.

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#13534896

4 Apr 2026

Women dressed in black sing the Hymn of the Desolate as the Madonna Desolata is carried out of the Church of San Francesco e Biagio on Holy Saturday in Canosa di Puglia, Italy, on April 4, 2026. On the morning of Holy Saturday, a large choir composed exclusively of women with veiled faces and dressed in black--some of whom go barefoot--sings a traditional hymn, the Stabat Mater, based on the lyrics of Jacopone da Todi.

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#13534900

4 Apr 2026

Women dressed in black sing the Hymn of the Desolate as the Madonna Desolata is carried out of the Church of San Francesco e Biagio on Holy Saturday in Canosa di Puglia, Italy, on April 4, 2026. On the morning of Holy Saturday, a large choir composed exclusively of women with veiled faces and dressed in black--some of whom go barefoot--sings a traditional hymn, the Stabat Mater, based on the lyrics of Jacopone da Todi.

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#13145516

1 Jan 2026

Veiled Iranian worshippers pray in a mass prayer ceremony at a holy shrine in northern Tehran, Iran, on December 31, 2025, following the latest unrest in Iran. Protests in Tehran begin due to economic problems and the collapse of the national currency.

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#12408365

25 May 2025

A group of veiled Basiji women, members of the Basij paramilitary force, gather near a historical site outside the city of Kerman, Iran, on May 22, 2025.

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#11898514

27 Dec 2024

Veiled women and schoolgirls stand under portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and late leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, while participating in a ceremony at Azadi Stadium in western Tehran, Iran, on December 26, 2024.

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#11856172

11 Dec 2024

A veiled Iranian woman walks past a policeman monitoring an area outside the Iranian Parliament building during a rally to support the Hijab bill in Tehran, Iran, on December 11, 2024. A small group of Iranian protesters gathers outside the Iranian Parliament to show their support for the Hijab bill and its harsh punishment against women who do not wear mandatory headscarves.

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#11434695

26 Jul 2024

A group of young veiled women is waving Iranian flags while performing in a family rally to support mandatory hijab, at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium in western Tehran, Iran, on July 25, 2024. The rally is organized and held by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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#8919532

28 Sep 2022

Members of the Iranian community in Mexico demonstrated outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mexico City against the death of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed by police on 16 September in Tehran, Iran, "for not wearing the hijab correctly",

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#8919536

28 Sep 2022

A member of the Iranian community in Mexico held a banner outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mexico City, while demonstrating against the death of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed by police on 16 September in Tehran, Iran, "for not wearing the hijab correctly",

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#8919538

28 Sep 2022

Members of the Iranian community in Mexico hold banners outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mexico City, while demonstrating against the death of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed by police on 16 September in Tehran, Iran, "for not wearing the hijab correctly",

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#8919542

28 Sep 2022

Members of the Iranian community in Mexico demonstrated outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mexico City against the death of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed by police on 16 September in Tehran, Iran, "for not wearing the hijab correctly",

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#8919544

28 Sep 2022

Members of the Iranian community in Mexico hold banners outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mexico City, while demonstrating against the death of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed by police on 16 September in Tehran, Iran, "for not wearing the hijab correctly",

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#8919546

28 Sep 2022

Members of the Iranian community in Mexico placed banners outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mexico City, while demonstrating against the death of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed by police on 16 September in Tehran, Iran, "for not wearing the hijab correctly",

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#8919548

28 Sep 2022

Members of the Iranian community in Mexico placed banners outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mexico City, while demonstrating against the death of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed by police on 16 September in Tehran, Iran, "for not wearing the hijab correctly",

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#8919550

28 Sep 2022

Members of the Iranian community in Mexico kiss outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mexico City, while demonstrating against the death of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed by police on 16 September in Tehran, Iran, "for not wearing the hijab correctly",

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