Publication Date
1900 -1920
Publication Place
-
World Museum, Vienna
Subject
cotton
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
برقع (كادري)
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
164.230
Record ID
object;EPM;at;Mus23;35;ar
Library Location
World Museum, Vienna
Date
1900 -1920
Notes
This burqa only dates back to the beginning of the twentieth century and is embroidered with flowers and the names of God, Muhammad, Fatima, Hassan, and Hussein, as well as the phrase “martyrdom.” In 1997, the religious police in Afghanistan issued a decree that all women must wear the kadri in public. This brought about a big change in the lives of women, as women who did not cover themselves properly were severely punished, as were the heads of their families, or they could be beaten in public by the Taliban militia. In Europe today, the legitimate demands of immigrant communities for equal representation of their religious values have led to the emergence of an opposition movement led mainly by well-known politicians against cultural and religious demands for pluralism. Due to the increased presence of Islam in the public sphere, the kadri and Islamic objects/clothes of Muslim women are no longer seen as mere signs of origin but have turned into symbols of terrorism.
Sample Text
"Burqa (Kadari)" in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus23;35;ar
