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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. Menara - Wikipedia

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    Menara (Arabic: المنارة) is the Arabic term for lighthouse tower, other words are derived from this term including the Islamic Minaret. The term Menara can also refer to: Places

  4. Kuala Lumpur Tower - Wikipedia

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    The Kuala Lumpur Tower (Malay: Menara Kuala Lumpur; Jawi: منارا کوالا لومڤور ‎), colloquially referred to as KL Tower, is a 6-storey, 421-metre-tall (1,381 ft) telecommunication tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the world's seventh-tallest tower. It features an antenna which increases its height to 421 metres (1,381 feet ...

  5. French schools turn away girls wearing abayas as Muslim ...

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    Public schools in France have been turning away students for breaking a new national ban on the abaya, a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women, as a rights group filed an appeal ...

  6. Richetia faguetiana - Wikipedia

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    Menara", a Richetia faguetiana tree, is the tallest flowering plant, and third tallest living tree, after Sequoia sempervirens and Himalayan cypress trees , was measured to be 97.58 m (320.1 ft) height in 2019. [3]

  7. Menara Gardens - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the name Menara for the gardens is not firmly established. The name's first appearance (as Sahrij al-Manāra) in historical sources is in 1579, during the Saadian period. [3]: 196 [4] The Arabic word menara (منارَة) variously means "minaret", "lighthouse", "lantern/beacon" or other elevated structures of the kind. It is ...

  8. Burqa - Wikipedia

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    For many women, wearing the burqa represents modesty, piety, and cultural identity, while others choose it as an expression of personal or religious commitment. A minority of scholars in the Islamic jurisprudence ( fiqh ) consider it to be obligatory for Muslim women when they are in the presence of non-related (i.e., non- mahram ) males.

  9. Siger Tower - Wikipedia

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    Siger Tower (Indonesian: Menara Siger) is a tower which is the zero point in southern Sumatra. It can be seen clearly when entering the port of Bakauheni, and it has become characteristic of the Lampung province gate. "Siger" derives its name from the traditional customary hat for brides in Lampung's culture.