Battoulah

Battoulah (Arabic: البطولة‎, romanized: al-baṭṭūlah) is a metallic-looking mask traditionally worn by Muslim[1][2][3][4] Arab, Persian, and Baluch women in Arab states of the Persian Gulf, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar, as well as in southern Iran.[5] The origin of the battoulah is unknown,[5] but it is thought to have entered the Eastern Arabian Peninsula from Gujarat in late 18th century.[6]

Closeup of a woman in southern Iran wearing the battula
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The tradition is less popular with the newer generations, but is still followed by women in their 70s and older, and by those living in rural areas.

See also

References
  1. https://www.coveredbliss.com/blogs/modesty/hijab-to-niqab-different-types-of-veil-practiced-by-muslim-women#battoulah%5B%5D
  2. https://fashionhance.com/different-types-of-head-coverings-worn-by-muslim-women%5B%5D
  3. Brydon, Lynne; Chant, Sylvia H. (11 August 1989). Women in the Third World: Gender Issues in Rural and Urban Areas. Rutgers University Press. p. 29 – via Internet Archive. batula islamic.
  4. Qazi, Moin (11 August 2018). Women In Islam- Exploring New Paradigms. Notion Press. ISBN 9789384878030 – via Google Books.
  5. electricpulp.com. "CLOTHING xxiii. Clothing of the Persian Gulf – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org.
  6. Rajab, Jehan S. (1997). Silver Jewellery of Oman. Kuwait: Tareq Rajab Museum; Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 48. & 52., ISBN 9781860643101
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