And as far as I know there is nothing in the Koran about this type of dress for women. It was made up by a bunch of thin-skinned Arabs who are perified of women at heart.
Bingo! We have a winner!
All it says in the koran is that women's breasts should be veiled, nothing about the face and head being covered.
Mecca must've been a fun place before old Mo'.
The burka was probably a preislamic mode of dress suitable for a hot sunny dry climate - preserves the skin from excessive dehydration and exposure.
well, and i thought i read that it originated with the taliban only a few decades ago. hideous.