Veil as a lens through with biopolitical methods exposed, making transparent technologies of power; a method of control and liberation in equal weight; employment of biology, corporeality in forming collective identity, claiming citizenship rights by adopting symbol of the veil; regulation of the social body by way of individuals' cultural self-image and sexuality; removal of the veil as both violation and liberation; presence of veil as illumination, as symbol of independence, security, and fortitude.