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Covering Up Roman Nudes For Rouhani, A Question Of Respect

Rome's Capitoline Venus and an Iranian woman in a burqa
Rome's Capitoline Venus and an Iranian woman in a burqa Capitoline museums/Roshan Norouzi-ZUMA/Worldcrunch collage

Italian museum officials covered up prized ancient statues for the visit of Iranian President Rouhani. But what do we lose with such overly eager attention to Muslim sensibilities? And what about our own?

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