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{{short description|Algerian clothing}}
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| name          = M'laya
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| caption       = Algerian stamp depicting a woman wearing the M'laya
| type          = [[Veil]]
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| location      = [[Algeria]]<ref name=Mlaya> 
[http://www.constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr/LaCulture/mlaya.htm La Mlaya]</ref>
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The '''M'laya''' ({{lang-ar|ملاية}}) is a black veil that covers the whole body, it originated in [[Algeria]].<ref name=Mlaya />

[[File:M'laya (Constantine, Algeria).jpg|thumb|A woman in Constantine wearing the M'laya]]

The origin of the M'laya goes back to the 18th century and is connected to the death of [[Salah Bey ben Mostefa|Salah Bey]] who was the Bey of [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]].<ref name=Mlaya /> Following his tragic death a tradition emerged in Constantine of wearing the M'laya.<ref name=Mlaya /><ref> [https://books.google.com/books?id=RtkVBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA251 The Report]: Algeria 2013
By Oxford Business Group</ref> The M'laya is black in colour unlike the [[Haik (garment)|haik]] which is white. The M'laya covers the entire body and is said to have been a symbol of modesty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.umc.edu.dz/index.php/ar/component/k2/item/649-la-m-laya-revient |title=La M'laya revient - Université Frère Mentouri - Constantine 1 |publisher=Umc.edu.dz |date=2013-11-17 |accessdate=2021-09-29}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Haik (garment)|Haik]]
* [[Ghlila]]
* [[Algerian Kaftan]]
* [[Djebba Fergani]]

==References==

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