burqa

“Banning the burqa” is really just a matter of public security and common sense.

It's so easy to just NOT throw on a burqa—so easy that you'd think we wouldn't have to remind celebrities twice.

And in a startling parallel, Nadia describes the difference between wearing a burqa in Mecca and wearing a bikini in Majorca.

“Many times the Taliban had threatened her as she continued to go outside without an Islamic burqa,” says Nayab Khan.

She was frequently teased by children, says Nayab Khan, for her habit of running around without a burqa.