burka
burka
definition
noun
Hindu women wear the sari, while their Muslim counterparts wear the burqa in public, a long black or white garment that covers them from head to foot and has a veil.
a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by many Muslim women.
example
Many women were still not ready to abandon the all-enveloping 'burka' - a traditional garment made mandatory by the Taliban.
Covered from head to foot in a 'burka' - a traditional Muslim garment - I crossed the border and stepped onto the road to the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
In the sense of attire, purdah can denote the practice of completely covering a woman's body by wearing a loose, body-covering robe called the 'burqa' .
I think I shall write to the Co-op and ask them if they will also be banning Muslim women in 'burkas' , the nuns from the local convent and old Mrs Kelly who is sometimes wearing a black veil after attending the Stations of the Cross at St Judes.
Most women continue to wear the 'burqa' , the voluminous garment that covers them from head to toe, which many non-Islamic women around the world view as a symbol of oppression.
My own preference is a long black dress and a white headscarf - I have never worn a 'burqa' in my life.
Women shrouded in chadors or 'burqas' , bearded men carrying grenade launchers, bombs and mosques - these are the images we receive from Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan and almost everywhere in between.
Head scarves and 'burkhas' are worn as are turbans, crucifixes and sandalwood on the forehead, while a secular curriculum is followed by all without protest with the one intention of doing well in the all-important examinations.
Two assailants covered in 'burqas' the all-encompassing garment worn by women in some Islamic countries tossed a grenade into the middle of worshippers at a Christmas service on Wednesday.
And ever more women are trading their 'burqas' , the head-to-toe garment worn in public, for an Iranian-style shawl, or chador, which covers the hair and body but not the face.
Orthodox Muslim women cover themselves from head to foot in the tent-like 'burqa' , the long garment that covers them from head to toe.
The first element is the requirement that women wear the 'burqa' - a head-to-toe garment that allows vision only through a mesh screen.
Hindu women wear the sari, while their Muslim counterparts wear the 'burqa' in public, a long black or white garment that covers them from head to foot and has a veil.
But, Katz claims to be the international super spy who donned a 'burkha' and penetrated Muslim groups - the Virginia raids were her handiwork.
For example, under the influence of Islamic fundamentalism, women are required to wear full body coverings, such as chadors and 'burqas' .
The fundamentalist regime also forced women to wear the 'burqa' , a loose garment which covered the figure from head to toe with veiled eye holes, outdoors.
According to their interpretations, Muslim women must always wear the 'burqa' in public.
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