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hijab::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | headscarf |
Examples of hijab
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The hijab, be it fashionable or austere, is a magnet for disapproving strangers.
From the kansas.com
Syrians are known for cotton pull-on scarves, the hijab equivalent of a T-shirt.
From the latimes.com
She started to cover her head with a hijab in public, startling some classmates.
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They are the first women I have seen staying in a hostel and wearing the hijab.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
One played a female customer wearing a traditional Muslim head scarf, or hijab.
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At the time of her arrest, she was wearing pants, a blouse and a hijab, she said.
From the cnn.com
She, too, struggled with the choice of wearing a hijab when she was a teenager.
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In light of this contentiousness, why do Muslim women choose to wear the hijab?
From the edition.cnn.com
Both are Muslims, but Reem wears a hijab, or head scarf, and her mother does not.
From the usatoday.com
- A headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
- The custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing"
- A hijab or u1E25iju0101b (/hu026Au02C8du0292u0251u02D0b/, /hu026Au02C8du0292u00E6b/, /u02C8hu026A.du0292u00E6b/ or /hu025Bu02C8du0292u0251u02D0b/; Arabic: u062Du062Cu0627u0628u200Eu200E, pronouncedu00A0 or ) is a veil that covers the head and chest, which is particularly worn by some Muslim women beyond the age of puberty in the presence of adult males outside of their immediate family and non-Muslim women...
- (Islam) the practice, when beyond the age of puberty, of dressing modestly (especially for women); the hajib headscarf
- A scarf that many Muslim women use to cover their hair.
- Veil or Cover. This is the Islamic dress for Muslim women which cover the whole body except the foot and the hands.
- The required Islamic dress code for women, in which the body is covered so that only the face and hands are exposed.
- The head scarf worn by some Islamic women and girls.
- (Arabic) Headdress of Muslim women prescribed by Qur'an.
