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A burqa ( ; also transliterated burkha , burka or burqua from Arabic: ‎ burqu‘ ) is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions for the purpose of cloakin...
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Women's dress in Islamic culture is based on a principle of female modesty. Customs of the time, place, and social class of the woman influence what she might wear. ... Some options include hijab -- or modest, loose clothing and a scarf over the head and under the chin -- and burqa or burka, ... Explore Women's History...
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LOL islam is just an organization of terror, poor people they can even eat peacefully, hahahahahahahahahah, look at those poor women, they can`t enjoy a dish of spaghetti, but on the other hand that`s how islam is. ... Too Sexy for my Burka ... Burka and Treadmill Crazy Women (LOL)
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But now many of the burka-clad women are on their own or with other women. A week ago, that would have brought a lashing. ... Many men who say women should be able to work or go to school still say they should wear the burka. "It is a tradition in Afghanistan," said Gholom Mohammed, 55. The dusty street around him was...
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“Niqab, hijab, burka — I don’t think they are religious requirements, they are cultural requirements.”; - Ghayasuddin Siddiqui of the Muslim Parliament of Great ... they want the windows of the gym frosted so their worshippers won’t be exposed to the sight of skimpily clad young women mounting the Stairmasters.
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As such, everything about Sarkozy’s burka-bashing seems ridiculous. Given that only about 100,000 women out of France’s total population of five million Muslims wear burkas, it also seems unnecessary.
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"We have made a free and educated choice to wear the burka," insists Françoise, sitting in her living room in Paris’s Saint Denis suburb along with a group of burka-wearing women. ... The burka-wearing women insist they have the right to choose how to dress up, just like everybody else in France.
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But now many of the burka-clad women are on their own or with other women. A week ago, that would have brought a lashing. ... Many other women, usually poor or less-educated, said that they would continue to wear the burka as they had done before the Taliban came to power. "I wore it then and I'll wear it now,"
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's . . . a burka? The first Muslim superheroes -- already a big hit in the Arab world – are bursting onto the international stage with a new itish television series. ... More from Muslim superheroes 'The 99' include burka-clad woman; hit show coming to British TV...
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I plan to wear a Red Burka Shirt when I go downtown to watch my elected representatives vote on whether or not women should be returned to the 19th century when the male-dominated state had the unmitigated audacity to rob women of their personhood.
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