Meanings of enveloping burqa in English

Overnight, women disappeared behind the all- enveloping burqa, their activities restricted to their homes.

Citing officials near the site, Amin said the bomber was wearing an all- enveloping burqa robe that Afghan women commonly wear.

She spoke the local language, Pashto, and wore the all- enveloping burqa, like most women in the former heartland of the Taliban.

Abdul Hafiz and his wife, wearing her all- enveloping burqa, stand outside one of the many shops with their newly bought 17-inch colour television.

Afghan police clashed with three gunmen who breached a massive security cordon by disguising themselves with the all- enveloping burqa worn by many women in Afghanistan.

The Taliban banned cinema and music during their five-year rule in neighbouring Afghanistan, deeming them un-Islamic, and insisted that women wear all- enveloping burqas.

The Taliban banned cinema and music during their five-year rule in neighboring Afghanistan, deeming them un-Islamic, and insisted that women wear all- enveloping burqas.

Anti-American sentiments run high in Pakistan, from bustling cities like Karachi to typical, conservative villages like this one, where women walk around in all- enveloping burqas.