{"id":352,"date":"2012-08-16T01:18:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T01:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/islaminamerica\/?p=352"},"modified":"2012-08-15T01:19:04","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T01:19:04","slug":"the-nuances-of-the-burqa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2012\/08\/16\/the-nuances-of-the-burqa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nuances of the Burqa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/337\/2012\/08\/burqa_200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/337\/2012\/08\/burqa_200.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Silk burqa, 20th century\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-353\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 France license<\/figcaption><\/figure>&#8220;The burqa can be seen as a tool to increase mobility and security, a nuance often missed in the outside world&#8217;s image of the garment. Assuming that a burqa-clad woman is not empowered and in need of liberation is a na\u00efve construct.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>So says the Lonely Planet guidebook on Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Agree? Disagree? <\/p>\n<p>Have you ever worn a burqa?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The burqa can be seen as a tool to increase mobility and security, a nuance often missed in the outside world&#8217;s image of the garment. Assuming that a burqa-clad woman is not empowered and in need of liberation is a na\u00efve construct.&#8221; So says the Lonely Planet guidebook on Afghanistan. Agree? Disagree? 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