Where is the burqa required

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Photo: Some Muslim women wear niqabs, which are often confused with the burka. Amit Dave: Reuters. Photo: This woman is wearing what is often called a burka, but is actually a niqab; her body and face are covered except her eyes. Phil Noble: Reuters Photo: These two women in Afghanistan are wearing a burka, note the complete covering of the body and face. Flickr: ninara Photo: This woman is wearing a hijab; the most common Muslim veil worn in Australia.

Debates over whether to ban the burqa often assume that men force women to wear it. In many Muslim countries, women face gender-based persecution. Therefore, the burqa appears to be a symbol of patriarchal control. There is some evidence that women in particularly conservative countries are forced to wear a burqa or niqab out of fear of beatings, arrests or honor killings. And many Muslims have protested compulsory hijab in anti-government, pro-women's rights efforts.

But women in countries with and without Muslim majorities have insisted that wearing a full covering is their choice and their right. Delhi news live: Capital records two Covid deaths, 62 new cases; positivity rate up at 0.

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