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  • Feb 12, 2010, 12:13 AM
    angel20
    What is a bercca?
    Isn't it called hijab why do people call it bercca ?
  • Feb 12, 2010, 12:21 AM
    Wondergirl

    hijab = scarf covering head
    burqa = black gown and hood covering entire body, with eyes covered by mesh screen
  • Feb 12, 2010, 04:45 AM
    firmbeliever

    Burqa or bercca is actually a form of dress and this might be just the headscarf which covers just the hair.
    As this term is used differently in different countries.For example in the Middle Eastern countries a Burqa means
    The long cloth covering which includes covering the eyes.

    In the Asian regions, we use the term Burqa to mean head covering which does not cover the face.

    Arab Burqa
    http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks...s4bao1_500.jpg

    Afghan Burqa
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...fghanistan.jpg


    These are different forms of hijab (a way a muslim woman covers)
    http://www.ezsoftech.com/Akram/images/hijab_poster.jpg


    This is a niqab, which is a face veil which is tied on top of a regular burqa( this form of burqa actually shows the face, the niqab can be lifted easily when needed)
    http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/922/58989897.jpg

    This is a Khimar.
    http://contexts.org/thickculture/files/2009/06/4jpg.gif


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