HISTORY: Did the burqa come from Afghanistan? Everyone knows the Afghan blue burqa but almost no one knows where it actually came from. There’s surprisingly little real research on its origins so I am sharing what I found. If you’ve ever heard or read other stories of the burka, please share in the comments. Ps. In Part 2, I’ll look at how a garment once used to protect the anonymity of royal women outside of Islam was later transformed into a tool used by Islamist extremists to control and oppress women. #afghanistan #burka #history