Burqavaganza

Burqavaganza (Urdu: برقع وگینزا) is a controversial satirical play written by Shahid Nadeem about the burqa worn by conservative Muslim women, staged in Pakistan in 2010 by the Ajoka Theater Company.[1]

  1. ^ "Ajoka brings "Burqavaganza" to Karachi", Dawn, retrieved 2010-07-18, ... The infamous banned satire play "Burqavaganza" presented by Ajoka, was shown at the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi. The writer and director Shahid Nadeem used the burqa as a symbol that represented the social, political, cultural, and religious issues that many Pakistanis face on a daily basis. "Burqavaganza" was an audacious and fearless play that tried to address all the issues through comedy relief ...