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  2. Damask - Wikipedia

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    Damask (/ˈdæməsk/; Arabic: دمشق) is a woven, reversible patterned fabric. Damasks are woven by periodically reversing the action of the warp and weft threads. [1] The pattern is most commonly created with a warp-faced satin weave and the ground with a weft-faced or sateen weave. [2] Fabrics used to create damasks include silk, wool ...

  3. Bazin (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Bazin after manufacturing. Bazin (or basin) is a West African fabric with its origin in Europe imported in Mali, made from hand-dyed cotton, resulting in a damask textile known for its stiffness and vibrant sheen. It is primarily recognized as the most commonly used fabric for crafting a Boubou, a long, loose traditional outerwear worn by both ...

  4. Islamic clothing - Wikipedia

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    Participants were given pictures of six women wearing different styles of veil along with the question: "What Style of Dress is Appropriate for Women in Public?". The results found that: "In Pakistan, there is an even split (31% vs. 32%) between woman #3 and woman #2, who is wearing a niqab that exposes only her eyes, while nearly a quarter (24 ...

  5. Islamic veiling practices by country - Wikipedia

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    Islamic veiling practices by country. Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women ...

  6. Burqa - Wikipedia

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    Muslim and Hindu women stand in a queue to cast their votes in Muzaffarnagar. Among the Muslim population in India (about 14.2% as of the 2011 census), the burqa (Hindi: बुरक़ा, Urdu: بُرقع) was formerly common in many areas, [60] such as Old Delhi, for example. [61]

  7. Women's education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    41.5%. 13.3%. 1980. 49%. 30.3%. The statistics for enrollment of women in higher education in the 1930s varies depending upon the type of census performed in that year. According to the U.S. Office of Education, the total number of enrollment for women in higher education the U.S. in 1930 was 480,802.

  8. Hijab and burka controversies in Europe - Wikipedia

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    In France and Turkey, the emphasis is on the secular nature of the state, and the symbolic nature of the Islamic dress, and bans apply at state institutions (courts, civil service) and in state-funded education (in France, while the law forbidding the veil applies to students attending publicly funded primary schools and high schools, it does not refer to universities; applicable legislation ...

  9. Chinese clothing - Wikipedia

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    In the Han Dynasty, women's clothing also showed a trend of diversification, with the most famous being the "Liuxian skirt". According to the "Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital", Zhao Feiyan was granted the title of Empress at that time, and her sister sent people to weave upper and lower jackets, forming a magnificent set of ...