Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well – sometimes a medical mask, ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

During the science exhibition at a school in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar, a teenage girl student showcased a doll wearing ...

But while women must still have their bodies and faces covered, restrictions from the feared religious police do not specifically mention the burqa. So young women are instead following fashions seen ...

“Whether a burqa or hijab, there is no difference,” said Saif ul Islam Khyber, spokesman for the morality police, known officially as the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the ...

"Whether a burqa or hijab, there is no difference," said Saif ul Islam Khyber, spokesman for the morality police, known officially as the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention ...

Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face ... "The new generation would never accept wearing a burqa, because of the design and colour," said 23-year-old ...