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Burqa is Prison for woman of Afghanistan.

2009.01.21
Small grill who wear Borqa, in fact the grill are going act as an Afghan woman.

she is Sima Samar, she is acting as an active woman in afghanistan,
now she is dean of Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission.


Wearing Burqa is looking beautiful as Sima Samar said it’s a prison for woman of Afghanistan.

The full Afghan chadri covers the wearer's entire face except for a small region about the eyes, which is covered by a concealing net or grille. This type of covering is also common in North Western Pakistan close to the Afghan border. It is frequently referred to as "Shuttlecock Burqa" in Pakistan to differentiate it from other Burqa styles and due to its resemblance with a badminton shuttlecock or birdie. Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian burqas may expose the face or eyes. The garment is usually sewn from light materials, and requires many metres of material. Blue is a favourite colour for chadris. The cap from which the material hangs may be decorated with embroidery.
The chadri was created by one of Afghanistan's rulers trying to stop anyone from seeing his wives' faces. He came up with the chadri, which became a sign of an upper class citizen; however, as times changed, the new government decided that chadris weren't modern enough and banned them. The upper class people then gave them to their servants. The chadris in those days were made out of silk and the mesh at the front was lace.
Before the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, the chadri was infrequently worn in cities. While they were in power, the Taliban treatment of women required the wearing of a chadri in public. Officially, it is not required under the present Afghan regime, but local warlords still enforce it in southern Afghanistan. Burqa use in the remainder of Afghanistan is variable and is observed to be gradually declining in Kabul. Due to political instability in these areas, women who might not otherwise be inclined to wear the chadri must do so as matter of personal safety.

Face-covering Islamic clothing has become a controversial political issue in Western Europe, and some intellectuals and political groups advocate prohibition, for various reasons.

In 2004, France was the first country to abolish the wearing of the burqa.

Islamic dress that covers the face of women has also caused controversy in the United Kingdom (see main article at United Kingdom debate over veils). A senior member of the government, Jack Straw, asked Muslim women from his constituency to remove any veils covering their faces during face-to-face meetings with him. He explained to the media that this was a request, not a demand, and that he made sure that a woman staffer remained in the room during the meeting. A media furor followed. Some Muslim groups said that they understood his concerns, but others rejected them as prejudicial

22 Comments
Asianeye I apologies from all friends who loves to comment on this post, because my comment box was lack.
I am really sorry.
Asianeye · 2009-01-25: 23:33
Toscana Really love first pic!
Toscana · 2009-01-27: 01:14
davidcardona Great work! Thanks for sharing!
davidcardona · 2009-01-28: 01:53
somogyvari Great post! The first one is awesome!
somogyvari · 2009-01-29: 12:37
Kamykcz >1 ... great..
I love it.
Kamykcz · 2009-02-07: 13:23
ofwordsandphotos very informative post.

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ofwordsandphotos · 2009-02-08: 04:13
onlymehdi love number one
onlymehdi · 2009-02-11: 11:54
AyiePictorial Good reportage... nice photos too
AyiePictorial · 2009-02-13: 06:42
ArtBee Very Interesting Post!
ArtBee · 2009-02-16: 09:09
adriblog well done, Basir!
so many words like yours are needed to change the lack of justice, the lack of reason, the lack of freedom.
good shots, #1 is great!!
big hug from Valencia (Spain)
adriblog · 2009-02-16: 14:42
smudgedlens Man, incredible pictures. I love the top one - it says so much. Keep up the great work!
smudgedlens · 2009-02-18: 10:49
neusnet great post!
neusnet · 2009-02-18: 14:24
nunuinpictures Great post... It's so sad how human treat human...
I've traveled lot of times to some arab countries and work ith children there... I'm encouraged greatly to discover that in their little world they are happy.
Not much ... but sometimes we are too small to generate the necessary support.
nunuinpictures · 2009-02-19: 04:20
tomie GREAT post! all pictures are fantastic! but the first one is really wonderful...freedom for women!
tomie · 2009-02-20: 16:24
astrobrojler Perfect portrait #1! Absolutely impressive.
astrobrojler · 2009-02-21: 13:01
nathaliedelmas beau travail...
nathaliedelmas · 2009-02-22: 08:19
susjustjake I love your post. They give us such insight to a world that is far away for most us
susjustjake · 2009-03-18: 18:16
magnolak #3 is great.
magnolak · 2009-03-22: 11:08
fatimapic1 wwwoowwww....
very very nice ...
i like no 1 very very much
i like come in your countries ... for photographry
fatimapic1 · 2009-04-15: 10:33
ArtBee Very informative! Thank you so much for sharing your country. The photo of the women in the chadri are great! Fantastic post!
ArtBee · 2009-05-08: 18:02
LotoFoto I enjoyed this post very much.
LotoFoto · 2009-05-21: 10:17
gwena nice set. I love the n°3
gwena · 2009-08-11: 12:20
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