Evolution of Women's Body Covering in Pakistan
Evolution of Women's Body Covering in Pakistan
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.
Date :
13 May 2009 - 7:00pm
Category :
Feature
Location :
SOUTH ASIA, Pakistan
Tags:
Women's Headgear, Pakistani Women of Different Ages and Economic Background, 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
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Great shos