The Niqab is a cover that some Muslim women use. This coverage is widespread in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Hormozgan region of Iran. The most common type, especially in Afghanistan and Pakistan, covers the whole body of a woman, including his face. Usually, in a Niqab, the eyes are placed behind a curtain or grille. In Hormozgan it is also referred to as masked paintings with colorful decorations. A unique shawl for women in the Persian Gulf coast, which is called Borqe Arabic in the local dialect of the Niqab district of Hormozgan, in areas of the Batoule port and among the people of the northern part of the port of Lengeh and south of Fars province (Laristan) Table) and Sistan-Baluchistan are called pond
Niqab in Afghanistan
The usual color for the Niqab is blue in Afghanistan. During the Taliban era, women were forced to wear burqas in the community. After the fall of the Taliban, the new government abolished the obligation to wear a Niqab.
Niqab in Arab countries
In the Arabian Gulf states, wearing a Niqab has been a common occurrence since ancient times. The shape of the "burqa" differs from place to place, for example, the Niqab women wearing beach shirt differed significantly from the burqas of Shohwah women who live in the mountains and Roos al-Jabal. Also, the burqa that women wear in some parts of Oman had a big difference. Today in the UAE, only some adult ladies wear a Niqab, but young women today use less of this type of cover. Surveys have shown that the burqa will disappear entirely in the Emirates for the next 30 years. [Need to source] Of course, Emirates wearing a burqa is mostly decorative, and is not considered religious or Islamic clothing, and is one of the traditional costumes of this country.
Niqab in Iran
The Niqab was used in Iran until the Qajar period, and after this period, due to the policy of the discovery of the veil of Reza Shah, another did not use burqa. After the Reza Shah's extermination, only the people of Hormozgan province use the burqa used in Bandar Abbas and the functions of the Borke and in the areas of the Batoole port, as well as the parts of the province of Sistan and Baluchistan, which are referred to like the pond.
types of Niqab
The burqas were used in Iran until the Qajar period, and after this period, due to the policy of the discovery of the veil of Reza Shah, another did not use burqa. After the Reza Shah's extermination, only the people of Hormozgan province use the Niqab used in Bandar Abbas and the functions of the Borke and in the areas of the Batoole port, as well as the parts of the province of Sistan and Baluchistan, which are referred to like the pond.