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Muslim girls at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta The legal and cultural status of the hijab is different in different countries. Some have banned the wearing of all overt religious symbols, including the hijab (a Muslim headscarf , from the Arabic "to cover"), in public schools or universities or government buildings.
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.
Hijab. A Tunisian woman wearing a hijab. In modern usage, hijab ( Arabic: حجاب, romanized :ḥijāb, pronounced [ħɪˈdʒaːb]) generally refers to various head coverings conventionally worn by many Muslim women. [1] [2] It is similar to the tichel or snood worn by Orthodox Jewish women, certain headcoverings worn by some Christian women ...
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 Africa.
In today's modern context, the question of why Muslim women wear the hijab is met with a variety of responses by Muslim American women, including the most popular, "piety and to please God" (54%), "so others know they are Muslim" (21%), and "for modesty" (12%). Only 1% said they wore it, "because a family member or spouse required it".
Muslim feminist views on hijab. Islamic feminist views on dress codes include views on issues surrounding women's dress codes in Islam, especially on the hijab and niqāb . Hijab and Niqab on mannequin heads. Islam requires women to wear a headscarf, also known as the hijab. Hijab traditionally refers to a type of veiling which covers the skin ...
The tudong ( Malay: tudung, Jawi: تودوڠ) is a style of headscarf, worn as interpretation of the Islamic hijab, prevalent amongst many Muslim women in the Malay -speaking world; Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore. Today, the tudong forms part of the standard dress code for many offices in Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as in school ...
In September 2015, Swedish brand H&M was the first of international fashion retailers to feature a Muslim model wearing a hijab in a video designed to encourage consumers to recycle their clothes. There are many Muslim fashion influencers on Instagram and TikTok, either showcasing their own modest fashion or giving tips to others who dress ...