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Examples of burqa
burqa
Here the question is that of the burqa and whether it contradicts French values.
From the guardian.co.uk
Many women who wear the burqa are fully conscious of the choice they are making.
From the washingtonpost.com
But I can't then go to a woman in a niqab or a burqa and say they are oppressed.
From the economist.com
The burqa is a form of control, as is the Catholic aversion to condoms, he says.
From the suntimes.com
One thing many women in Europe will be told not to wear in public is the burqa.
From the economist.com
For what the opinion of an outsider is worth, I do think the burqa is oppressive.
From the washingtonpost.com
A woman in a blue burqa and red pyjama trousers ran into the courtyard sobbing.
From the guardian.co.uk
She ducks into a market, swaps headscarves and emerges as a berserker in a burqa.
From the smh.com.au
Breshna Sherzad no longer wears the head-to-toe burqa she has worn her whole life.
From the stltoday.com
- A loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa"
- A burqa (Urdu: u0628u064Fu0631u0642u0639u200E) (Arabic pronunciation:u00A0a (also transliterated burkha, bourkha, burka or burqu' from Arabic: u0628u0631u0642u0639u200Eu200E burquu02BB or burqau02BB), also known as chadri or paranja in Central Asia) is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover their bodies when in public.
- Alternative form of burka
- Veil (a voluminous head-to-toe covering with a mesh grid over the eyes)
- Long garment covering the entire body worn by extremely religious Muslim women.
- Women's outer garment that fully covers them.
- Covering for women, leaving only the eyes exposed.
- Lady's garment to cover the body
