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Thawbثَوْب. A thawb[a][b] is an Arab garment mainly worn by inhabitants of the Middle East and North Africa. The thawb is long-sleeved ankle-length traditional robe; it is worn by men and women with regional variations in name and style. [1] Depending on local traditions, a thawb can be worn in formal or informal settings; in the Gulf ...
e. A religious habit is a distinctive set of religious clothing worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally some plain garb recognizable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the religious eremitic and anchoritic life, although in their case without conformity to a particular uniform style.
A burqa or a burka[a] (/ ˈbɜːrkə /; Arabic: برقع) is an enveloping outer garment worn by some Muslim women which fully covers the body and the face. Also known as a chadaree[b] (/ ˈtʃæd (ə) riː /; Pashto: چادري) or chaadar (Dari: چادر) in Afghanistan, or a paranja (/ ˈpærənˌdʒɑː /; Russian: паранджа́; Tatar ...
Religious clothing. Religious clothing is clothing which is worn in accordance with religious practice, tradition or significance to a faith group. It includes clerical clothing such as cassocks, and religious habit, robes, and other vestments. Accessories include hats, wedding rings, crucifixes, etc.
A Central Asian traditional outer garment that covers the head and body, heavy in weight and made from horsehair. Once prevalent in Uzbek and Tajik societies. Safseri, sefseri, safsari or sefsari. Traditional Tunisian veil worn by women, composed of a large piece of cream-colored cloth covering the whole body.
Muumuu. The muumuu / ˈmuːmuː / or muʻumuʻu (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈmuʔuˈmuʔu]) is a loose dress of Hawaiian origin. [1] Within the category of fashion known as aloha wear, the muumuu, like the aloha shirt, are often brilliantly colored with floral patterns of Polynesian motifs. In Hawaiʻi, muumuus are no longer as widely worn as an ...
Keffiyeh. The keffiyeh or kufiyyeh (Arabic: كُوفِيَّة, romanized: kūfiyya, lit. ' coif '), [1] also known in Arabic as a hattah (حَطَّة, ḥaṭṭa), is a traditional headdress worn by men from parts of the Middle East. It is fashioned from a square scarf, and is usually made of cotton. [2] The keffiyeh is commonly found in ...
The Qur'an never uses the word hijab to refer to women's clothing, but passages discuss the attire of women using other terms jilbab and khimār. [22] For some the term for headscarf in the Qur'an is khimār (Arabic: خِمار). [8] [23] [18] [24] [25] There is variation in interpretations regarding the extent of covering required.