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Such moments of transformation are striking—in time, Hana begins wearing an abaya—yet so, too, are her early graspings at belief.
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Lauren Boersma Harris, New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2025
Men in long white coats called kandura and women in flowing black abaya browse with children, hoping to take home a kitten, goldendoodle, python, canary, fish — or an African grey parrot.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
The brand’s renown has been fanned by the likes Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, who has sported a Bouguessa abaya as a long duster.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Women cover their heads and wear the abaya, a long black gown.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022
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Lauren Boersma Harris, New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2025
Men in long white coats called kandura and women in flowing black abaya browse with children, hoping to take home a kitten, goldendoodle, python, canary, fish — or an African grey parrot.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
The brand’s renown has been fanned by the likes Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, who has sported a Bouguessa abaya as a long duster.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Women cover their heads and wear the abaya, a long black gown.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022
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“Abaya.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abaya. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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