For example, an unnamed Saudi princess describes her experience of the Saudi abaya as follows: When we walked out of the cool souq area into the blazing hot sun, I gasped for breath and sucked furiously through the sheer black fabric.
The House of Islam Unveils Its Women The forced veiling and unveiling of Muslim women, both in terms of the headscarf and the face veil, ebbed and flowed for about a century as Muslim elites strove to come to terms with the demise of the Islamic political order that had dominated the Middle East and substantial parts of Asia and Europe for over a millennium.
Islamic Fashion by Pepin Press Staff; Pepin van Roojen The interpretation and implementation of the basic Islamic rules for women¿s dress vary from country to country and are subject to cultural and individual styles.