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2. Abaya - Wikipedia

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   The abaya (colloquially and more commonly, Arabic: عباية ʿabāyah, especially in Literary Arabic: عباءة ʿabā'ah; plural عبايات ʿabāyāt, عباءات ʿabā'āt), sometimes also called an aba, is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in the Muslim world including most of the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of ...

3. Islamic clothing - Wikipedia

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   Islamic precepts related to modesty are at the base of Islamic clothing.Adherents of Islam believe that it is the religious duty of adult Muslim men and women to dress modestly, as an obligatory ruling agreed upon by community consensus.

4. Thawb - Wikipedia

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   The thawb dates back to the arrival of Islam in the Arab world in roughly 600 AD. It was a long- or short-sleeved gown worn over the qamis, an undergarment, by both men and women. The word thawb during this time was a general term for clothing and fabric because most types of clothing were mere pieces of cloth, or shiqqa.

5. Saudi national dress - Wikipedia

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   Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Al Saud, wearing a thawb. The official national dress in Saudi Arabia is the thawb for men, and the abaya for women. [1] The dress code in Saudi Arabia recommends citizens to wear the official Saudi national dress when visiting government offices and agencies.

6. Culture of Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia

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   It is a black cloak which loosely covers the entire body except the head, although some Abayas cover the top of the head as well. Recent years have shown a rise in more colored abayas. [59] Among young men, since around 2000, Western dress, particularly T-shirts and jeans have become quite common leisure wear, particularly in the Eastern ...

7. Headscarves, PDA, and alcohol: What to know about visiting ...

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   “Saudi women and men both in traditional dress as well as more contemporary attire. There was an overall modesty to the dress for both sexes, however there was a lot of variety in colors, styles ...