This article is about the Muslim cultural garment. For other uses, see Burka.
For the mask covering the eyebrows and upper lip used in Gulf countries, see Battoulah.
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A burqa or a burka[a] (/ˈbɜːrkə/; Arabic: برقع) is an enveloping outer garment worn by some Muslim women which fully covers the body and the face. Also known as a chadaree[b] (/ˈtʃæd(ə)riː/; Pashto: چادري) or chaadar (Dari, Urdu: چادر) in Afghanistan and Pakistan, or a paranja (/ˈpærənˌdʒɑː/; Russian: паранджа́; Tatar: пәрәнҗә) in Central Asia, the Arab version of the burqa is called the boshiya and is usually black. The term burqa is sometimes conflated with the niqāb even though, in more precise usage, the niqab is a face veil that leaves the eyes uncovered, while a burqa covers the entire body from the top of the head to the ground, with a mesh screen which only allows the wearer to see in front of her.
The wearing of the burqa and other types of face veils have been attested to since pre-Islamic times. Face veiling has not been regarded as a religious requirement by most Islamic scholars, either in the past or the present. A minority of scholars in the Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) consider it to be obligatory for Muslim women when they are in the presence of non-related (i.e., non-mahram) males. This is in order to prevent men from looking (perversely) at women. Additionally, this does not oblige men to wear eye-covering,[clarification needed] but instead to lower their gaze. Women may wear the burqa for a number of reasons, including compulsion, as was the case during the Taliban's first rule of Afghanistan.[1]
The following Muslim-majority nations and non-Muslim nations have fully or partially banned burqas: Austria, France, Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria, the Netherlands (in public schools, hospitals and on public transport), Germany (partial bans in some states), Italy (in some localities), Spain (in some localities of Catalonia), Russia (in the Stavropol Krai),[2][3][4] Luxembourg,[5] Switzerland,[6] Norway (in nurseries, public schools and universities),[7] Canada (in the public workplace in Quebec),[8] Gabon, Chad, Senegal, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon (in some localities), Niger (in some localities),[9][10] Sri Lanka,[11] Tajikistan,[12] Azerbaijan (in public schools),[13] Turkey (in the judiciary, military and police),[14] Kosovo (in public schools),[15] Bosnia and Herzegovina (in courts and other legal institutions),[16] Morocco (ban on manufacturing, marketing and sale),[17] Tunisia (in public institutions),[18] Egypt (in universities), Algeria (in the public workplace),[19] and China (in Xinjiang).[20][21]
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^"Switzerland referendum: Voters support ban on face coverings in public". BBC News. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^"Norway votes in favour of banning burqa in schools and universities". The Independent. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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^"The veil in west Africa - Banning the burqa". The Economist. 11 February 2016. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^"Après le Tchad et le Cameroun, le Sénégal renonce à la burqa et à ses suppôts". Franceinfo (in French). 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^Colombo, Associated Press in (13 March 2021). "Sri Lanka to ban burqa and close 1,000 Islamic schools". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^"Tajikstan passes law 'to stop Muslim women wearing hijabs'". The Independent. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^Yevgrashina, Lada (10 December 2010). "Muslims in Azerbaijan protest over headscarves". Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^Sanghani, Radhika (8 July 2016). "Burka bans: The countries where Muslim women can't wear veils". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^"Headscarf ban sparks debate over Kosovo's identity". BBC News. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^"Bosnia women protest at ban on headscarf". BBC News. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^Ennaji, Moha (31 January 2017). "Why Morocco's burqa ban is more than just a security measure". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^"Tunisia bans niqab in government buildings". BBC News. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^"Algeria bans woman working in public sector from wearing full-face veils". The Independent. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^Phillips, Tom (13 January 2015). "China bans burqa in capital of Muslim region of Xinjiang". The Telegraph. No. 13 January 2015. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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