Headscarf
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A headscarf is a scarf covering most or all of the top of a person's, usually women's, hair and head, leaving the face uncovered. A headscarf is formed of a triangular cloth or a square cloth folded i
Women's headscarves for sale in Damascus
In Christian cultures, nuns and widows often covered their bodies and hair. Here, widowed Queen Anna of Poland wears a 16th-century wimple with a veil and a ruff around her neck.
Elizabeth II wearing a headscarf with Ronald Reagan, 1982
Hutterite Anabaptist Christian women wearing headscarves
Hijab
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The Hijab, while commonly equated with the headscarf worn by Muslim women, is a term also associated with a broader range of bodily covering and behavioral patterns that extend to human emotions. When
Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab
Syrian women in hijabs
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, wearing a loose head scarf
Early costumes of fourth to sixth century (Free) Arab women (before Islam); It can provide clues in understanding some of the Quranic Urf related emphases such as ma'ruf and munkar as well as sunnah and bid'a on favored female dressing. Painting c.1861-1880