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burka - a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa"How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
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At the same time, 80 percent of Afghanistan's women are illiterate and, in some conservative regions, must still wear head-to-toe cloaks called burkas whenever they go outside their homes. Her guides suggested they take the smuggling route, which Ridley discovered was as busy as the marketplace, with traffic in both directions--traders and women in burkas seeking safe haven in Pakistan and young men crossing into Afghanistan to fight the "great Satan. Two sweating men were carrying a load of boards across the street amid the usual swirl of burkas and long modest dresses. |
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