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New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa to abaya
Young women in Afghanistan are rejecting the traditional burqa for more comfortable abayas and hijabs, challenging ...
The abaya: the women's outfit that's become a must-have fashion item for Ramadan
In recent years, women in Arab markets during Ramadan have been increasingly wearing the abaya, a traditional, loose-fitting ...
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'Showing your face is a sin': Younger Afghan women ditch the burqa for the abaya
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...
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New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa due to ‘design and colour’
“I prefer wearing an abaya because I am comfortable in that,” she said. Young women in Kabul and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif said that abayas and headscarves offer more freedom of ...
How modern-day abayas and kaftans stay true to modestwear codes
An everyday wardrobe staple for women in the Middle East, the abaya has grown in popularity in Malaysia, with many donning it ...