http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dhijab%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dyfp-t-501%26x%3Dwrt&w=281&h=450&imgurl=www.ragistan.com%2Fdec01%2Fhijab1.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ragistan.com%2Fdec01&size=21.0kB&name=hijab1.jpg&p=hijab&type=jpeg&no=3&tt=15,948&oid=d1a6061e33ce1962&ei=UTF-8
2007-02-22 04:01:08 · 1 answers · asked by s b 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
1. No, but these are examples of the burqa (it covers the face) ....
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=burqa&gbv=2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkah
2. If you had just noticed the name of the .jpg file, you would have noticed that it's a joke "hijab" not a burka.
3. However this is a hijab (meaning to cover modestly, but often referring to the covering of the head) ....
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=hijab&gbv=2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab
4. There's also the jilbab (covering the body) ....
http://images.google.co.uk/images?svnum=10&hl=en&gbv=2&q=jilbab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jilbab
2007-02-22 10:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋