According to some Islamic traditions, a burka is an enveloping outer garment worn by
women which covers their entire body and faces.
The wearing of the burqa and other types of face veils has been attested to since pre-
Islamic times. Face veiling has not been regarded as a religious requirement by most
Islamic scholars, either in the past or the present. A minority of scholars in Islamic
jurisprudence (fiqh) consider it to be obligatory for Muslim women.
