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    In modern usage, hijab (Arabic: حجاب, romanized: ḥijāb, pronounced [ħɪˈdʒaːb]) generally refers to variety of head coverings conventionally worn by many...
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    Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya...
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  • Hijab became the mandatory dress code for all Iranian women by the order of Ayatollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of the new Islamic Republic. Hijab...
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    of types of hijab describes terminologically distinguished styles of clothing commonly associated with the word hijab. The Arabic word hijāb can be translated...
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    Muslims believe that the Quran strictly mandate that women need to wear a hijab or a burqa. Traditional dress is influenced by two sources, the Quran and...
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  • Look up hijab in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hijab is a veil worn by Muslim women. Hijab or Hidjab may also refer to: Hijab, is a concept in Sufism...
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    underneath their chin which is typically used to convey a woman wearing a hijab. The creation of the emoji was petitioned by Rayouf Alhumedhi, designed...
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  • Men in Hijab is a movement in Iran and other parts of the Persian world in which men wear the hijab, or female headscarf, as a show of solidarity with...
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  • The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family is a children's picture book written by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad and...
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  • Hijab Butch Blues is a 2023 memoir by pseudonymous author Lamya H, published by Dial Press. The memoir's title is a reference to Stone Butch Blues, Leslie...
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  • Death of Mahsa Amini (category Hijab)
    police of Iran's government, arrested Amini for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards. The Law Enforcement Command of...
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    Hijab Imtiaz Ali (1908–1999) was a writer, editor and diarist. She is a well known name in Urdu literature and a pioneer of romanticism in Urdu. She is...
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    In Islam, Hijab is a duty prescribed on all Muslim women, though in the matter discussed in this article it only applies to women. Hijab is often equated...
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    Riyad Farid Hijab (Arabic: رياض فريد حجاب, romanized: Riyāḍ Farīd Ḥijāb; born 1966) is a Syrian politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from June to...
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  • Ahoo Daryaei (category Hijab)
    confronted and harassed by Basij paramilitary forces over Iran's compulsory hijab laws, with her clothing allegedly torn during the encounter, she responded...
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  • Karnataka, when some Muslim students of a junior college who wanted to wear hijab to classes were denied entry on the grounds that it was a violation of the...
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  • Enghelab protests (Persian: دختران انقلاب) are protests against the compulsory hijab in Iran, part of the wider Iranian Democracy Movement. The protests were...
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    women prefer hijab or headscarf. Fashion portal Islam portal Niqāb and burqa (Muslim women's garments) related regulations Types of hijab Hujum Kamoludin...
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  • Nadia Hijab (Arabic: نادية حجاب, romanized: Nādya ḥijāb, [naːdja ħidʒaːb]) is a Palestinian political analyst, author, and journalist who comments frequently...
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  • "Shatu Garko biography: Profile of first hijab-wearing Miss Nigeria". Kikio. Retrieved 2024-10-29. "18-year-old hijab model Shatu Garko wins Miss Nigeria 2021"...
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    religious and cultural discrimination against Muslim women who wear the hijab. The discrimination has had manifestations in public, working and educational...
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  • International Purple Hijab Day (sometimes known as Global Hijab Day or International Purple Hijab and Kufi Day) is an international day of remembrance...
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  • The Hijab protests in Azerbaijan are a consequence of changes in the formal and social aspects of Azerbaijan with the banning of the hijab in schools and...
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  • World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013, taking place on 1 February each year in 140 countries worldwide. Its stated purpose...
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    Kashf-e hijab (also Romanized as Kashf-e hijāb and Kashf-e hejāb, Persian: کشف حجاب, lit. 'Unveiling') banning all Islamic veils (including hijab and chador)...
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  • Hijab and burka controversies in Europe revolve around the variety of headdresses worn by Muslim women, which have become prominent symbols of the presence...
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    American fashion model. She is noted for being the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA 2016 pageant, where she was a semi-finalist. Following...
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    recommendations to teachers and headteachers to ban the Islamic veil (specified as hijab, niqab, and burka) in educational institutions. According to a 2019 study...
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    Yasmine Mohammed (category Hijab)
    Muslim-majority countries and coordinates an online campaign called #NoHijabDay against World Hijab Day. She also has a website and hosts an online series on YouTube...
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    opposed to the hijab per se, but believes it should be a matter of personal choice. In Iran, women who appear in public without a hijab risk being arrested...
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