habaya

The Mauritanian government said that Marouf Ould Haiba had been tracked for several days and then was captured wearing a habaya, a head-to-toe garment for women that helped disguise his identity, and conceal a weapon.

For Qaeda Suspect, All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The Mauritanian government said that Marouf Ould Haiba had been tracked for several days and then was captured wearing a habaya, a head-to-toe garment for women that helped disguise his identity, and conceal a weapon.

For Qaeda Suspect, All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The habaya hides the tentacles quite nicely, actually.

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When it’s all done, we’ll say as Jews have been saying for years, “L’shana habaya b’Yerushalayim al’Ofnayim.”

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