Burka Collection

Muslim woman in black burka or niqab - Istanbul, Turkey
Profile portrait of muslim woman in black burka or niqab. Only her eyes can be seen. Istanbul, Turkey Date: circa 1980

Arabic Greeting - Egypt - As-salamu alaykum
As-salamu alaykum - an Arabic greeting often used by Muslims around the world. Translates as Peace be upon you. Here, a Woman (wearing a veil and an Egyptian Brass Arousa el Burka)

Coronation of Prince Faisal as King of Syria
Damascus, Syria - celebrations on the occasion of the coronation of Prince Faisal as King of Syria - a rein that only lasted 4 months! Date: 1920

Young Woman from Muscat, Oman Date: circa 1910s

Muslim women in Town Costume fully covered - Syria. Date: circa 1905

Two Egyptian Arab Women, the lady on the right is blind. Date: circa 1910s

Veiled Turkish Woman and boy - Balkans
Veiled Turkish Woman and a young boy somewhere in the Balkan Region Date: 1908

Native Quarter, Tunis
A crowded scene in one of the market places of the Native Quarter of Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa, showing stalls, men wearing fez hats and a woman in a burka. Date: 1930s

Bulgarian Muslim Women
Veiled Muslim women (but not the little girl with them), Bulgaria. Date: 1930s

Turkish Women 1930S
Veiled muslim women shopping together in Turkey. Date: 1930s

Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Woman and child
A Bosnian Turkish Muslim woman, her face completely covered by a white veil and her son, who wears some incredible floral trousers and a surprised gaze

Two women with full veils on the Galata Bridge
When Ataturk came to power and established the Republic, he felt it essential for the veil to be abolished in a modern society

Turkish women outside the Mosque
Turkish Women outside the Mosque, Istanbul

Morocco - Tetuan - The Moorish Gate
The Moorish Gate on the Gueresa Quebirz Street in Tetuan, Morocco

Women departing on Pilgrimage
Turkish women in Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina, heading off on pilgrimage to Mecca wearing all-enveloping black burkas. Their children are wishing them farewell in the top-rght inset image

Close to the Galata Bridge - Constantinople
Street scene close to the Galata Bridge, Constantinople. A man walks along with his two wives and child

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