answer:Not to sure about Syria, but i can tell you about an incident with a veil in the United States. this female and her two friends were caught shoplifting. store security called the police. the two thieves refused to give security their names, addresses, etc. i arrived and the two shoplifters still refused to give personal information. sooooooooooo, instead of issuing a state citation for shoplifting, they were taken to jail. this upset the pair to no end. during the booking process, both still refused to give their personal information to the intake jail personnel. so, they were booked as Jane Does, until they decided to co-operate. when it came time for their mugshot photographs, they both refused to remove their veils. i advised both that they were in America and their veils would have to go, for their pictures to be taken. both still refused, sooooooooooo, i politely grabbed the veils off both their faces and their photos were then taken. they both remained in jail for two days, until they decided to give the police their names and addresses. The point here is this: people are welcomed to America. in order to live in America, you leave behind your old homeland customs and traditions, to a degree. wearing a veil is considered a mask. a mask is forbidden to be worn, except for holidays and special occasions.