The author discusses the issue of veil [hijab] in Islam. He believes that all what is said about hijab being a religious obligation is simply interpretations that oblige only those who initiate them. He comments on the attitude of fundamentalists towards Muslim women wearing veil in Western societies. He is of the opinion that the religious identity of Muslims in the West should be declared only inside mosques. Declaring religious identity outside mosques means stressing the personal identity of a certain group on the account of the general identity of the whole society and indicates rejection of integration in the society.