Behind The Veil

PORTLAND, MAINE - APRIL 16: Somali Muslim students share a laugh after singing a Somali folk song on the way home from an ESL field trip to the Augusta, the state capitol of Maine, on April 16, 2004. Muslim females in the United States straddle two cultures, as they are expected to uphold many of the customs and traditions of Islam in the face of western culture. (Photo by Amy Toensing/Getty Images)