RE: Arab Spring - Egypt and the Muslim countries with the test hijab.
April 14, 2012 at 9:39 pm
(This post was last modified: April 14, 2012 at 9:39 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
The hijab is a head covering,which may be only a head scarf. The burqa (full body and face covering) is a tribal and cultural custom predating Islam by about 5000 years,being first recorded in the Assyrian empire.It has no Quranic authority. Neither the hijab nor burqa are ubiquitous in Islam .
The link below is to a short slide show about the history of the burqa.
http://www.slideshare.net/cjmcd/the-hist...-the-burqa
The link below is to a short slide show about the history of the burqa.
http://www.slideshare.net/cjmcd/the-hist...-the-burqa
