Evolution of Women's Body Covering in Pakistan

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While the elderly have retained their modest headgear, young Pakistani women have taken to the niqab and hijab with considerable fervor whether in educational institutions or outside.

This study captures some of the changing forms of the head dress in Pakistan as conservatism takes hold.

Contributor: daudpota
Tags: Feature, Women's Headgear, Orthodoxy, Pakistan, Niqab, muslim women, Modesty, portrait, school, Young Women, Working Class Women, Veil, University, Islam, hijab, Covering, dress, Conservatism, Chador, Burqa, Dupatta, education, Head Dress, Girls, faith, Faces, Aged Women, pakistan, Veil, women, Islam, Head Gear, clothing, dress, Burqa
Location :SOUTH ASIA, Pakistan
Date: 13 May 2009 - 7:00pm

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