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A Muslim bride

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A Muslim bride

Parveen Baksh, who lives in New Zealand, is pictured at her wedding to Ishaq Baksh in India in 1995. Like most Muslim brides, she has covered her head for the occasion.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Indians – Religion and kin, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1847/a-muslim-bride (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.