burka

There are so many young teens that are transitioning, who come because, whether you’re wearing a burka or whatever, there’s a safety in being in our museum because there’s such a welcoming, loving vibe.

As we neared the end of the interview, Schakowsky asked, “Have you ever put on a burka?”

They say that if a man sees a burka he knows if she is beautiful from the way she moves.

My mother, an illiterate burka-clad village woman, became the heroine of my life.