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Bacha posh ( Pashto: باشا بوش, lit. 'dressed up as a boy', Dari: بچه پوشی) is an Afghan tradition [ 1][ 2][ 3] in which some families will pick a daughter to live and behave as a boy. This enables the child to behave more freely: attending school, escorting her sisters in public, and working. [ 2][ 3] The practice is more ...
Islamic clothing is clothing that is interpreted as being in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Muslims wear a wide variety of clothing, which is influenced not only by religious considerations, but also by practical, cultural, social, and political factors. [ 1][ 2] In modern times, some Muslims have adopted clothing based on Western ...
India. Muslim and Hindu women stand in a queue to cast their votes in Muzaffarnagar. Among the Muslim population in India (about 14.2% as of the 2011 census ), the burqa ( Hindi: बुरक़ा, Urdu: بُرقع) was formerly common in many areas, [ 59] such as Old Delhi, for example. [ 60]
Jilbāb (2) A type of outer garment that looks like a long raincoat or trenchcoat. Kalpak. Traditional headgear of unmarried woman in Kazakhstan, Karakalpakstan and Kyrgyzstan . Kalfak ( ru:Калфак, tt:Калфак ) Traditional headgear of Tatars woman. Kashmau ( ba:Ҡашмау, ru:Кашмау ) Traditional headgear of Bashkirs woman.
Osama ( Dari: اُسامه, romanized: Osamah) is a 2003 drama film made in Afghanistan by Siddiq Barmak. The film follows a preteen girl living in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime who disguises herself as a boy, Osama, to support her family. It was the first film to be shot entirely in Afghanistan since 1996, when the Taliban regime banned ...
Islamic female dress. In modern usage, hijab ( Arabic: حجاب, romanized : ḥijāb, pronounced [ħɪˈdʒaːb]) generally refers to variety of head coverings conventionally worn by many Muslim women as an expression of faith. [ 1][ 2] Similar to the tichel or snood worn by Orthodox Jewish women, certain headcoverings worn by some Christian ...
Pheran ⓘ ( Kashmiri pronunciation: [pʰʲaran]) or Phiran is the traditional outfit for both males and females in Kashmir. [ 1 ] The pheran consists of two gowns, one over the other. [ 2 ] The traditional pheran extends to the feet, which was popular up to the late 19th century C.E. [ 3 ] However, a relatively modern variation of the pheran ...
Moslema in style fashion show at PWTC. Islamic Fashion as a phenomenon stemmed from the combination of a set of Islamic practices (in which the need to cover a specific set of body parts is present) and of the rising need and desire to include these specific clothing items in a broader fashion industry. The global growth of “an Islamic ...