From behind the niqab: This is what the world looks like through the veil

In this combination of two photos taken on Sunday, May 3, 2015 show the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. The photo, top, was shot through the lowered veil of a niqab. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Thursday, April 30, 2015 image shows women walking on the Corniche, or waterfront promenade in Beirut, Lebanon. This photo was shot through the lowered veil of a niqab. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Sunday, May 3, 2015 photo, shows a girl jumping at the public beach of Ramlet al Bayda in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Saturday, April 25, 2015 image shows girls celebrating a birthday at a home in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Wednesday, May 6, 2015 image shows people walking past a shop displaying belly dancer outfits at the Khan el-Khalili market in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Friday, May 8, 2015 image shows a father taking the photograph of his son at Al-Azhar Park, one of the bustling city's few public parks, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Sunday, May 3, 2015 image shows children riding the merry-go-round at a park in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Thursday, April 9, 2015 photo shows the historical site of the Giza Pyramids near Cairo. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Friday, May 8, 2015 photo shows a woman walking at Al-Azhar Park, one of the bustling city's few public, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Sunday, April 26, 2015 photo shows a family enjoying the ancient port city of Byblos north of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

This Sunday, April 26, 2015 photo shows a family enjoying the ancient port city of Byblos north of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)