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  2. Hijab - Wikipedia

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    As a result, hijab-wearing Muslim women in the United States have worries regarding their ability to follow their religion, because it might mean they are rejected employment. [237] Ali, Yamada, and Mahmoud (2015) [238] state that women of color who also follow the religion of Islam are considered to be in what is called "triple jeopardy", due ...

  3. Jilbāb - Wikipedia

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    The term jilbāb (also jilbaab, jubbah or jilaabah) (Arabic: جِلْبَاب) refers to any long and loose-fit coat or outer garment worn by Muslim women. Wearers believe that this definition of jilbāb fulfills the Quranic choice for a hijab.

  4. Types of hijab - Wikipedia

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    Subsequently, the word has evolved in meaning and now usually denotes a Muslim woman's veil. [2] In English, the term refers predominantly to the head covering for women and its underlying religious precepts. [3] [4] Not all Muslims believe the hijab is mandated in Islam. [5] [6] [7]

  5. Niqāb - Wikipedia

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    This phenomenon was encouraged by the rise of "Petro-Islam" under the House of Saud; the propagation of hardline Sunni Islamic doctrines from the oil-producing Arab countries, beginning in earnest after the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, would quickly come to mold the Saudis' ideological response to the religious zeal that the Iranian Revolution had ...

  6. Islamic fashion - Wikipedia

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    There are four main styles of wearing a veil or headscarf in Islamic tradition. The first, is named the Hijab. The hijab is made with one or two scarves, covering both the head and the neck. The face may remain unveiled. This style is most widely seen in the West, as well as still being popular within Middle Eastern countries.

  7. Mahram - Wikipedia

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    In Islam, a mahram (Arabic: محرم) is a family member with whom marriage would be considered permanently unlawful ().A woman does not need to wear hijab around her mahram or spouse, and an adult male mahram or husband may escort a woman on a journey, although an escort may not be obligatory.

  8. Hijab (Sufism) - Wikipedia

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    In Sufism, the Hijab (Arabic: حِجَاب) is the divine veil that covers the qalb (heart) of the murid (a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment) before reaching the maqāmāt (stages) of the tajalli (disclosure of God as truth) and nūr manifestation (Light of God) of Allah's mercy. [1] [2] It is not a physical entity.

  9. Purdah - Wikipedia

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    Globalization and Muslim women returning from diasporas has influenced Pakistani women's purdah practice in areas outside of religious significance. [17] One major influence is the desire to be modern and keep up with the latest fashions, or refusal to do so as a source of autonomy and power. [ 17 ]