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A chādor (Persian, Urdu: چادر, lit. 'tent'), also variously spelled in English as chadah, chad(d)ar, chader, chud(d)ah, chadur, and naturalized as /tʃʌdər/, is an outer garment or open cloak worn by many women in the Persian-influenced countries of Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and to a lesser extent Tajikistan, as well as in Shia communities in Iraq, Bahrain, Lebanon, India ...
In TV series and films broadcast on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), images of educated women wearing manteau-trousers and traditional women wearing chadors are broadcast. Manteaus, inspired by the traditional clothing of various ethnic groups, including Iranian Arabs, Kurds and Lurs, are also available in the market with a ...
The term jilbāb (also jilbaab, jubbah or jilaabah) (Arabic: جِلْبَاب) refers to any long and loose-fit coat or outer garment worn by Muslim women. Wearers believe that this definition of jilbāb fulfills the Quranic choice for a hijab. The jilbāb is also known as chador by Persian speakers in Iran and Afghanistan.
The design philosophy for ancient clothing was a marriage of both function and aesthetics. [1] Images of Persian clothing examples can be seen in ancient art and Persian miniature paintings. [2] Persian miniatures can employ both vivid and muted colors for clothing, although the colors of paint pigment often do not match the colors of dyes.
Women wear it in United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Arabs of Southern Iran. This tradition has almost died out in the newer generations. Older women past 50, and those living in rural areas can still be seen wearing them. Burqa or Chadari Bengali برقع، چادری
In Iran, since 1981, after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the hijab has become compulsory.All women are required to wear loose-fitting clothing and a headscarf in public. [19] [20] In the Islamic law of Iran imposed shortly after the 1979 revolution, article 638 of 5th book of Islamic Penal Code (called Sanctions and deterrent penalties) women who do not wear a hijab may be imprisoned from ten ...
Mohammed Alim Khan (1880–1944), emir of Bukhara, wearing a khalat. A khalat (Persian: خلعت, from Arabic: خِلْعَة, romanized: khilat) is a loose, long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia and South Asia and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles.
Sirwal, also sherwal, saroual, [1] [2] seroual, sarouel or serouel [3] (Arabic: سِرْوَال (sirwāl), [nb 1] also known, in some contexts, as (a subtype of) Harem pants, are a form of trousers. The word is of Persian origin; shalwār (شلوار) was borrowed into Greek as σαράβαρα sarábāra, "loose trousers worn by Scythians".