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Islamic female dress. In modern usage, hijab ( Arabic: حجاب, romanized : ḥijāb, pronounced [ħɪˈdʒaːb]) generally refers to variety of head coverings conventionally worn by many Muslim women as an expression of faith. [ 1][ 2] Similar to the tichel or snood worn by Orthodox Jewish women, certain headcoverings worn by some Christian ...
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).
Following controversy, later copies of the album have the genitals airbrushed out of the painting. [ 1] Dead Kennedys – Frankenchrist (1985) A poster inserted in the original record sleeve, H. R. Giger 's Landscape #XX, or Penis Landscape, was a painting depicting rows of genitals in sexual intercourse.
A woman in Saudi Arabia wearing a plain-cloth black niqab. A niqāb or niqaab ( / nɪˈkɑːb /; Arabic: نقاب ), also known as a ruband ( Persian: روبند ), is a long garment worn by some Muslim women in order to cover their entire body and face, excluding their eyes. It is an interpretation in Islam of the concept of hijab, and is worn ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hijab in Iran. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Hijab became the mandatory dress code for all Iranian women by the order of Ayatollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of the new Islamic Republic. [ 1] Hijab was seen as a symbol of piety, dignity, and identity for Muslim women.
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.