Veiled, Unveiled! The Headscarf

A piece of fabric forms the focus of this exhibition. It is much older than Judaism, Christianity and
Islam. Long before the birth of these religions, a headscarf denoted social differences in ancient
Mesopotamia – and its absence women’s sexual vulnerability. Today, it lies before us weighed
down with countless meanings. And far too often it still represents a man’s word on a woman’s
body.