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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. Burqa by country - Wikipedia

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    On 15 March 2022, through a verdict, the Karnataka High Court upheld the hijab ban in educational institutions as a non-essential part of Islam [77] [78] and suggested that wearing hijabs can be restricted in government colleges where uniforms are prescribed and ruled that "prescription of a school uniform" is a "reasonable restriction".

  4. Hijab - Wikipedia

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    In Tunisia, women were banned from wearing the hijab in state offices in 1981; in the 1980s and 1990s, more restrictions were put in place. [192] In June 2024, Tajikistan's parliament passed a bill banning "foreign clothing" and religious celebrations for children during the Islamic holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The upper house ...

  5. Islam in Houston - Wikipedia

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    Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) headquarters (Eastside Main Center) As of 2012, the city of Houston has the largest Muslim population in Texas and the largest Muslim population in the Southern United States. That year, Kate Shellnut of the Houston Chronicle wrote that "Some estimate that Muslims make up 1.2 percent of the city's ...

  6. Former state worker sues over religious, gender ... - AOL

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    A former state worker is suing the Office of the State Budget Director for alleged discrimination and wrongful termination related to her nationality and practice of Islam.

  7. Islamic clothing - Wikipedia

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    Turkish women who want to wear the hijab – the traditional Islamic headscarf covering the head and hair, but not the face – to civil service jobs and government offices will be able to do so now that the Turkish government has relaxed its decades-long restriction on wearing the headscarf in state institutions. [44]

  8. Muslim feminist views on hijab - Wikipedia

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    Hijab and Niqab on mannequin heads. Islamic feminist views on dress codes include views on issues surrounding women's dress codes in Islam, especially on the hijab and niqāb. Hijab traditionally refers to a type of veiling which covers the skin from the hair to the chest. Niqāb refers to a cloth that covers the face as a part of sartorial hijab.

  9. DMV sued after woman told to remove headscarf for driver's ...

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    The ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit in Alabama on behalf of a woman who was told she couldn’t wear her headscarf for her driver’s license photo.