I agree that it does seem weird for these women to be taking on wearing these burkas in public, I mean they already dress so modestly and I always thought at least Orthodox Jews can wear pretty skirts, where Muslims can only wear the same outfit everyday, even thought there are some that are very pretty. But being that this is a typically Islamic tradition it seems absurd for Jewish women to want to look like them in any way. But I do think that if this is what a woman wants to wear, seeing as how the item in question has no religious ties to Judaism in any way, I don't see a reason to not allow them to wear what they wish. Just because Jews in America wouldn't want the association, perhaps these women have a different "fashion" taste, a new trend we haven't started here yet.