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Ibtihaj Muhammad (born December 4, 1985) is an American sabre fencer, writer, entrepreneur and activist. She is best known for being the first woman to wear hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics Games, [ 1] as well as for winning an Olympic medal (bronze).
Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab.. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women around the world, where the practice varies from mandatory to optional or restricted in ...
Islamic clothing is clothing that is interpreted as being in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Muslims wear a wide variety of clothing, which is influenced not only by religious considerations, but also by practical, cultural, social, and political factors. [ 1][ 2] In modern times, some Muslims have adopted clothing based on Western ...
Jilbāb (2) A type of outer garment that looks like a long raincoat or trenchcoat. Kalpak. Traditional headgear of unmarried woman in Kazakhstan, Karakalpakstan and Kyrgyzstan . Kalfak ( ru:Калфак, tt:Калфак ) Traditional headgear of Tatars woman. Kashmau ( ba:Ҡашмау, ru:Кашмау ) Traditional headgear of Bashkirs woman.
v. t. e. In France, there is an ongoing social, political, and legal debate concerning the wearing of the hijab and other forms of Islamic coverings in public. The cultural framework of the controversy can be traced to France's history of colonization in North Africa, [ 1] but escalated into a significant public debate in 1989 when three girls ...
The abaya (colloquially and more commonly, Arabic: عباية ʿabāyah, especially in Literary Arabic: عباءة ʿabā'ah; plural عبايات ʿabāyāt, عباءات ʿabā'āt), sometimes also called an aba, is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in the Muslim world including most of the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of ...
Islamic female dress. World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013, [ 1] taking place on 1 February each year in 140 countries worldwide. [ 2] Its stated purpose is to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to wear and experience the hijab for a day and to educate and spread awareness on why hijab is worn. [ 3 ...
e. Battoulah ( Persian: بطوله،بتوله, romanized : al-baṭṭūleh ), also called Gulf Burqah ( Arabic: البرقع الخليجي ), [ 1][ note 1] is a metallic-looking fashion mask traditionally worn in southern Iran [ 5][ 6] by Muslim [ 7][ 8] Arab women. The mask is mainly worn in the Persian Gulf region, including Bahrain ...