The Veil of Rights

She wears a veil to hide her face,
Her reasons are her own,
Is it our right to question why,
Or should we leave her alone.

Some wear it out of faith,
Some to ward of the chase,
From the hounds of Arab man,
Who live in her desert place.

The civilised world sees it as a prison,
One from which she needs to be set free,
Or have we not opened our eyes enough,
To understand more we need to see.

Her world is very different from ours;
There is her faith, her duty, and her right,
To wear what she chooses in her land,
Any day and any night.

But when she comes to live among us,
Her world is thrown into turmoil,
We demand she loose the veil,
To her faith how can she remain loyal.

It is a delicate situation for everyone,
In our present day world of wars;
She needs to understand, as do we,
That we all need to uphold our laws.