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ERIKA SCHULTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

For faith and much more, women choose to keep covered

Aisha Sharif, a single college student, says people might have negative associations with her niqab -- including being oppressed, uneducated, foreign or forced into it by a family member. But, she says, "Every second is an opportunity for me to, you know, change that misconception."