Niqab
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A niqāb, niqab, or niqaab, also known as a ruband, rubandah or qab, is a long garment worn by some Muslim women, in order to cover their entire body and face, excluding their eyes. It is an interpreta
A niqab with the nose string.
A woman in Saudi Arabia wearing a plain-cloth black niqab
Hijab
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The Hijab is a term which signifies, within the Islamic literature, an inner sense of modesty, bashfulness, and reserve traditionally sanctified as haya, which is reflected in codes of dress and behav
Niqab
…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 in public and in all other places where a woman may encounter non-mahram men. Most prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula, the niqab is a…
Syrian women in hijabs
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, wearing a loose head scarf
Muslim girl in Hijab writing her exam in Africa
Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab