burqa
Total body veil
A burqa is a garment worn by some Muslim women that covers the entire body and face, with a mesh screen over the eyes.
It is the most concealing form of Islamic dress, associated primarily with Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan.
The burqa differs from the niqab, which leaves the eyes uncovered, and the hijab, which covers only the hair.
Full-body outer cloak
- abayaFull-body modest garment
- hijabMuslim woman's headscarf
- jilbabFull-body modest covering
- khimarLong Islamic head covering
purdah · veil · headscarf · face covering · mesh screen · eyehole · fabric · flowing
Layer that shields or hides
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- purityUncontaminated quality
propriety · reserve · discretion · demureness · virtue · humility · seclusion · veiling
Adherent of Islam
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- ShariaMuslim religious legal code
- halalPermitted under Islamic law
Ramadan · Eid · hijab · purdah · Taliban · Afghanistan · Saudi Arabia · Gulf states
Official restriction on something
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- choiceAct of selecting
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
secularism · feminism · oppression · liberation · identity · law · France · restriction
chador
Full-body outer cloak
khimar · purdah · veil · headscarf · face covering · mesh screen · eyehole · fabric · flowing · full-body
covering
Layer that shields or hides
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
purity · propriety · reserve · discretion · demureness · virtue · humility · seclusion · veiling · hidden
Muslim
Adherent of Islam
halal · Ramadan · Eid · hijab · purdah · Taliban · Afghanistan · Saudi Arabia · Gulf states · Pashtun
ban
Official restriction on something
rights · secularism · feminism · oppression · liberation · identity · law · France · restriction · prohibition