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162 UMME BUSRA FATEHA SULT<strong>AN</strong>A<br />

Muslims (Kandiyoti, 2007; Abu-Lughod, 1991, 1998, 2002, 2006; Mahmood,<br />

2001; Scott, 2007). Literally veil means covering, and there are<br />

different forms of covering depending on different community and cultural<br />

contexts (Abu-Lughod, 2002: 785). For instance, there are head<br />

scarves, head covers, large scarves or chador covering the shoulder and<br />

head; there is the burqa which covers the entire body with or without<br />

covering the face except for the eyes, and these different coverings also<br />

have different meanings (Rozario, 2006: 368).<br />

Below are some photos 1 of different types of veils in Bangladesh:<br />

Burqa without face cover<br />

Burqa with face cover<br />

The present (left in photo) and former<br />

(right) Prime Minister of Bangladesh<br />

with head covers.<br />

This type of head scarf is a part of<br />

school uniform<br />

1 Photos are downloaded from http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/<br />

images?p=Bangladeshi+Women Accessed on 14 th June, <strong>2009</strong>.

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