Shalwar kameez are garments worn by both men and women, consisting of long trousers and a long top. Men’s shalwar kameez are all one color and have pockets; women’s versions are often patterned and embellished with embroidery or beading.
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Chapter 2
...hands Parvana new items to sell. Parvana is enraged that Mother is selling Parvana’s good shalwar kameez , but Mother insists there’s no need for it. Parvana asks why they don’t sell...
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Father, dressed in his good white shalwar kameez and with a freshly combed beard, looks rested and handsome. He tells the story of...
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Chapter 6
...hands over her head and decides she likes it. She pulls on Hossain’s pale green shalwar kameez . Though the trousers are too long, if she rolls them up they fit okay....
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Chapter 7
Just before lunch, a man stops and asks the price for the red shalwar kameez . Mother didn’t tell Parvana what to ask, but Parvana remembers how Mother used to...
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