Laura Bush puts on a hijab

October 25, 2007 15:06 IST

United States First Lady Laura Bush tries on a hijab (headscarf) presented from Saudi doctor Samia al-Amudi during a meeting with cancer survivors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on October 24.

Bush travels to Kuwait on October 25, her third stop in a Middle East tour aimed at promoting awareness of breast cancer and restoring Washington's image in the region.

Photograph: Hasan Janmali/AFP/Getty Images