burqas
Head-to-toe garments
Burqas is the plural of burqa, a loose outer garment worn by some Muslim women that covers the entire body, including a mesh screen over the eyes.
The burqa is associated particularly with Afghanistan and conservative Islamic practice.
Debates over burqas in Western countries often center on religious freedom versus security or integration: France banned burqas in public spaces.
Full-body modest garment
- chadorFull-body outer cloak
- niqabVeil concealing the face
- jilbabFull-body modest covering
- hijabMuslim woman's headscarf
veil · robe · cloak · covering · overgarment · fabric · mesh · eyehole
Central Asian landlocked nation
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- PashtunAfghan ethnic majority
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
identity · customs · patriarchy · feminism · emancipation · symbolism · resistance · oppression
Quranic monotheistic religion
- MuslimAdherent of Islam
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- ShariaMuslim religious legal code
- pietySincere religious devotion
modesty · faith · mosque · prayer · sunnah · hadith · halal · imam
Layer that shields or hides
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- privacyFreedom from observation
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
seclusion · purdah · protection · honor · virtue · reserve · discretion · respectability
Official restriction on something
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- restrictionLimit on action
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- FranceWestern European republic
Belgium · controversy · freedom · rights · secularism · integration · assimilation · discrimination
abaya
Full-body modest garment
hijab · veil · robe · cloak · covering · overgarment · fabric · mesh · eyehole · full-body
Afghanistan
Central Asian landlocked nation
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- PashtunAfghan ethnic majority
- traditionCustom passed through generations
heritage · identity · customs · patriarchy · feminism · emancipation · symbolism · resistance · oppression · liberation
Islam
Quranic monotheistic religion
piety · modesty · faith · mosque · prayer · sunnah · hadith · halal · imam · observance
covering
Layer that shields or hides
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- privacyFreedom from observation
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
decency · seclusion · purdah · protection · honor · virtue · reserve · discretion · respectability · chastity
ban
Official restriction on something
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- restrictionLimit on action
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
France · Belgium · controversy · freedom · rights · secularism · integration · assimilation · discrimination · Islamophobia
burqasbikinis
Skimpy two-part swimwear
nudity · toplessness · miniskirts · crop tops · swimwear
- burqa banLaw forbidding full-face veils