The Veil has been always been so alluring, so mysterious. Is the Veil spiritual...or erotic? Does it signify modesty...or oppression?In the Muslim world, the hijab -- or the \"Veil,\" as it\'s referred to in the West -- may be a simple headscarf, or cover a woman from head to toe. But whatever its form, the veil has taken on a multitude of meanings -- perhaps much more than was ever intended.\nToday, the veil carries a strong political message and raises feminist and cross cultural issues. In this post 9/11 era, with the spotlight on the Middle East and Islam, it\'s a symbol that can\'t be ignored. And if we in the West ever hope to understand the Muslim world, peeking behind that Veil will unveil a culture that has been sodark and mysterious to most of us.\nIt\'s time to look behind that Veil, to reveal what it means to the women who wear it, and to the men who see it.\nIt\'s time to explore what it means to the culture of the Middle East, and to a post 9/11 Western society.\nDo the women who wear the Veil choose to?\nOr because they are forced to?\nBehind each Veil, perhaps, is a different answer:\n\nToday, there is a new kind of woman wearing the Veil. It\'s an obvious phenomenon on the rise in the past decade. In non-Muslim countries -- in Europe, Canada, and the US, young women who might be more prone to sporting tattoos and I-pod earpieces, are donning the veil in increasing numbers. Is it just for spiritual or religious reasons? ... . Or a form of non-violent defiance to the new system and the norm..... Or, is it about submission?\n\n\n\n\n\n-PART ONE- \"THE VEIL DIARIES\"\n\nThe Veil Diaries will take us inside the lives of 5 young Muslim women in America today. As they open their personal diaries and speak out for the first time, they will share their most intimate feelings, daily struggles and personal lives, shedding light on this dark and often misunderstood subject. america, arab, controversy, fashion, hijab, islam, middle-east, muslim, new, religion, rights, scarf, sexuality, trend, usa, veil, women