: a large cloth worn as a combination head covering, veil, and shawl usually by Muslim women especially in Iran
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Exhibited in a former royal palace in January, a fashion show included black chadors alongside floral patterns and bright colors.
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Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2024
On one side of the street were women in black chadors and abayas, many carrying A4-sized portraits of the three girls.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
Imagine Iranian women who, for 44 years, have been forced to wear a head covering, long coats, and dark-colored pants in the summer heat, and in some places, black chadors.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
Some women activists took up the black chador and veiling as emblems of rebellion.
—Azadeh Moaveni, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
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Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2024
On one side of the street were women in black chadors and abayas, many carrying A4-sized portraits of the three girls.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
Imagine Iranian women who, for 44 years, have been forced to wear a head covering, long coats, and dark-colored pants in the summer heat, and in some places, black chadors.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
Some women activists took up the black chador and veiling as emblems of rebellion.
—Azadeh Moaveni, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
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“Chador.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chador. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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