A boshiya is a Middle Eastern- and specifically Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...

-style full black veil

Veil

A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face.One view is that as a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space...

 which covers the wearer's face completely with no openings for the eyes and is traditionally worn with an abaya

Abaya

The abaya "cloak" , sometimes also called an aba, is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in parts of the Islamic world including in Turkey, North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula....

 or other overgarment.

A boshiyyah or bushiyyah is essentially a large square of thin, cotton gauze material with ties at the top and is worn from the top of the forehead (either under or over the wearers headscarf) and simply drapes down over the entire face and when flipped up exposes the wearers face in its entirety. A boshiyyah is normally not as opaque and covering as a traditional Niqab

Niqab

A niqab is a cloth which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijāb...

, they can also be worn to supplement a half style Niqab or if the wearer desires extra modesty around non-related (non-mahram) men.

External links

• An example of a boshiya