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To: E who wrote (25922)	1/23/2004 2:39:31 PM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793862

the chador, which covers its wearer from head to toe and most of the face, or the burka The word "chador" is unknown in the south asian region (including the ME). The word they recognize is "chaddar", which loosely translated is "a protective gear against the sand/wind/rain, which covers the head and shoulders and the arms". Burkha is just the head gear that masks ones face from similar situations. worn by women, because the men have turbans to wrap around their face.

To: E who wrote (25922)	1/23/2004 3:15:48 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793862

I did answer your question, by asking you to clarify your position. Chador doesn't cover the face, burka does. alhediya.com The sides of the chador can be held in front of the face, or the woman can have a separate veil for her face, it seems to vary from country to country. But would I support banning them? Never. I would defend to the death, or at least the United States Supreme Court, the right of Muslim women to dress modestly according to their religion. Remember, I am Catholic, so am frequently around nuns. I can't imagine requiring a nun to remove her head covering, either, although these days most nuns don't wear the voluminous outfits they wore in my youth. I do take the position that a woman who ordinarily covers her face in public must nevertheless remove her veil in order to have a photo taken for her passport and her driver's license, but have no problem with the photographer being a woman. Given my experience with DMVs it would probably be very difficult for the photograph to be taken in private but maybe her family can stand around her to keep strangers from observing.