In this special video collection, women from six countries explain why they do (or do not) wear the hijab. France made headlines recently when it banned the burqa from public spaces, but debate about Islamic headwear goes on in every corner of the world. Click on any of the videos to hear opinions from women around the world.

Are you a woman who wears the hijab? Or are you a woman who's against Islamic headwear? Send us your short videos telling us about your choice. Or upload to YouTube, or another video-sharing site, and send a link to RFE/RL's webteam. Or share your video link through Twitter using the hashtags #whyiwearthehijab and #whyidontwearthehijab.