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The safseri (Tunisian Arabic: سفساري), sometimes also spelled sefseri, safsari or sefsari, is a traditional Tunisian veil worn by women. Not to be confused with Chador or Dupatta, it is a unique cloth to Tunisia.
Composition
The safseri is composed of a large piece of cloth covering the whole body. It usually has a cream colour and is made of cotton, satin or silk.
Depending on the regions of Tunisia, it can also be very colorful, especially in the south of the country.
Wear
It is worn by women out of modesty to avoid male looks. In contemporary Tunisia, this cloth is mostly worn by senior women. Often a grandmother wears it while her daughter will not wear it. After the hijab was banned in Tunisia, some women began to wear the safseri. As a result, the president Habib Bourguiba had tried, in vain, to have people abandon its use.
The cloth is today largely abandoned.
References
- Chiraz Bouzaien, « Le sefseri, une tradition qui disparaît », Baya, 14 juillet 2012.
- ^ Jean-Pierre Filiu et Jean-Noël Jeanneney, « La Tunisie de Bourguiba », Concordance des temps, France Culture, 15 février 2014, 42 minute.
- « Bahia ou... ces femmes de Tunisie », Les femmes aussi, ORTF, 8 janvier 1968.