Friday, March 26, 2010

Arab woman wearing colorful Hijab

Arab woman wearing colorful Hijab

In opposite of most Muslim women in Europe the majority of women in Arab countries wear beautiful colour rich clothes. The typical clothing for this Muslim women can be described as 'Hijab' (حجاب) which means 'to cover' or 'to shelter'. More conservative women wear fully black dresses (burqa) but in cities like Cairo this is rarely seen.