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Metallic-looking mask traditionally worn by Muslim women A woman wearing the Battoulah Battoulah ( ), also called Gulf Burqa ( ), is a metallic-looking fashion mask traditionally worn by Muslim Arab women.1The mask is mainly worn in the Persian Gulf region, including Bahrain , Kuwait , United Arab Emirates , Oman , Iraq and Qatar , as well as in southern Iran .2 The mask usually indicates that the wearer is married. Historically, it was also used to fool enemies into thinking that the women they spied from a distance were actually men. Women In Islam- Exploring New Paradigms .3 There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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Al-Battoulah is a black mask traditionally worn by Qatari women.
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Metallic-looking mask traditionally worn by Muslim women Closeup of a woman in southern Iran wearing the battula Battoulah ( ) is a metallic-looking mask traditionally worn by Muslim Arab , Persian , and Baluch women in Arab states of the Persian Gulf , including Bahrain , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , Oman and Qatar , as well as in southern Iran .The origin of the battoulah is unknown, but it is thought to have entered the Eastern Arabian Peninsula from Gujarat in late 18th century.
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Metallic-looking mask traditionally worn by Muslim women A Khaleeji woman wearing the battoulah.Battoulah ( Arabic : بطوله , romanized : baṭṭūleh ; Persian : بتوله ), also called Gulf Burqah ( Arabic : البرقع الخليجي ), is a metallic-looking fashion mask traditionally worn by Khaleeji Arab and Bandari Persian Muslim women in the area around the Persian Gulf .The mask is mainly worn in Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , the United Arab Emirates as well as some parts of eastern Saudi Arabia and southern Iran . The mask usually indicates that the wearer is married. Historically, it was also used to fool enemies into thinking that the women they spied from a distance were actually men. " "البرقع" أيقونة حوار وجدل بين السعوديين في "يوم التأسيس" " (in Arabic). There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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black mask traditionally worn by qatari women
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metallic-looking fashion mask traditionally worn by khaleeji arab and bandari persian muslim women in the area
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