Wikipedia's first sentence called it “middle eastern - and specifically persian gulf -style full black veil which covers the wearer's face completely”. Today it says “middle eastern garment that”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Woman's full-face black veil A boshiya (also called a bushiyyah or ghatwa ) is a Middle Eastern , specifically Persian Gulf -style, full see through black veil which covers the wearer's face completely, with no openings for the eyes, and is traditionally worn with an abaya or other overgarment.1A boshiyyah or bushiyyah is essentially a large square of thin, cotton gauze material, with ties at the top, and is worn from the top of the forehead (either under or over the wearer's headscarf) and simply drapes down over the entire face, and, when flipped up, exposes the wearer's face in its entirety. A boshiyyah is normally not as opaque and covering as a traditional niqab ; they can also be worn to supplement a half-style Niqab or if the wearer desires extra modesty around non-related (non-mahram) men.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
A boshiya (also called a bushiyyah or ghatwa ) is a Middle Eastern - and specifically Persian Gulf -style full black veil which covers the wearer's face completely with no openings for the eyes and is traditionally worn with an abaya or other overgarment. A boshiyyah or bushiyyah is essentially a large square of thin, cotton gauze material with ties at the top and is worn from the top of the forehead (either under or over the wearers headscarf) and simply drapes down over the entire face and when flipped up exposes the wearers face in its entirety. A boshiyyah is normally not as opaque and covering as a traditional Niqab , they can also be worn to supplement a half style Niqab or if the wearer desires extra modesty around non-related (non-mahram) men.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
A boshiya (also called a bushiyyah or ghatwa ) is a Middle Eastern - and specifically Persian Gulf -style full black veil which covers the wearer's face completely with no openings for the eyes and is traditionally worn with an abaya or other overgarment. A boshiyyah or bushiyyah is essentially a large square of thin, cotton gauze material with ties at the top and is worn from the top of the forehead (either under or over the wearers headscarf) and simply drapes down over the entire face and when flipped up exposes the wearers face in its entirety. A boshiyyah is normally not as opaque and covering as a traditional Niqab , they can also be worn to supplement a half style Niqab or if the wearer desires extra modesty around non-related (non-mahram) men. v t e v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Woman's full-face black veil A boshiya (also called a bushiyyah or ghatwa ) is a Middle Eastern - and specifically Persian Gulf -style full black veil which covers the wearer's face completely with no openings for the eyes and is traditionally worn with an abaya or other overgarment. A boshiyyah or bushiyyah is essentially a large square. of thin, cotton gauze material with ties at the top and is worn from the top of the forehead (either under or over the wearer's headscarf) and simply drapes down over the entire face and when flipped up exposes the wearer's face in its entirety. A boshiyyah is normally not as opaque and covering as a traditional Niqab , they can also be worn to supplement a half style Niqab or if the wearer desires extra modesty around non-related (non-mahram) men.
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The opening as it stood in 2025 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Woman's full-face black veil A boshiya (also called a bushiyyah or ghatwa ) is a Middle Eastern (specifically Persian Gulf ) garment that, though see-through by the wearer, covers the wearer's face completely by a veil without openings for their eyes. It is traditionally worn with an abaya or other overgarment.
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middle eastern - and specifically persian gulf -style full black veil which covers the wearer's face completely
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middle eastern garment that
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