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  2. Islamic veiling practices by country - Wikipedia

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    Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab.. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women around the world, where the practice varies from mandatory to optional or restricted in ...

  3. Types of hijab - Wikipedia

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    This table of types of hijab describes terminologically distinguished styles of clothing commonly associated with the word hijab. The Arabic word hijāb can be translated as "cover, wrap, curtain, veil, screen, partition", among other meanings. [ 1 ]

  4. List of most expensive paintings - Wikipedia

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    The actual purchase price was not disclosed, because of a confidentiality agreement attached to the private sale. [7] Another example is a 2019 sale of The Seated Zouave by Vincent van Gogh. According to some sources, the painting had been sold by Argentine art collector Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier for $300 million, [ 10 ] but the price was not ...

  5. Hijab - Wikipedia

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    The discrimination hijab-wearing Muslim women face goes beyond affecting their work experience; it also interferes with their decision to uphold religious obligations. 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]

  6. Paint sheen - Wikipedia

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    The sheen [4] or gloss level of a paint is principally determined by the ratio of resinous, adhesive binder, which solidifies after drying, and solid, powdery pigment.The more binder the coating contains, the more regular reflection will be made from its smooth surface; conversely, with less binder, grains of pigment become exposed to the surface, scattering the light and providing matte ...

  7. Head covering for Jewish women - Wikipedia

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    Rahel (right) with her head covered by a scarf. Numbers 5:18 [10] requires, as part of the sotah ritual, that a married woman's head be made parua (a word which has been understood to mean 'uncovered' or 'with loose hair'), [11] suggesting that, normally, her hair is not parua.

  8. Asian Paints - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, Asian Paints acquired a 60% stake in Egyptian paint manufacturer SCIB Chemicals for ₹ 24.5 crore (US$5.04 million). [14] It also acquired a 50.1% stake in the SGX -listed Berger International Singapore, which had operations in 11 countries across Southeast Asia , West Asia , the Caribbean , China and Malta , for US$20.8 million. [ 15 ]

  9. Thawb - Wikipedia

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    A thawb (alternatively spelled thobe, thaub, or thob) [a] [b] is a unisex garment traditionally worn in the Arab world.It is a long-sleeved, ankle-length robe that has regional variations in name and style. [1]