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Leering Angels, Sexy Hair & Feminism: Why Women Wear Veils
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
Why did the Vatican require Melania and Ivanka Trump to cover their heads? It may have started with amorous angels.
Candida Moss
Published
May 28 2017
12:00AM EDT
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Duccio
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