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  2. Islamic veiling practices by country - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Islamic veiling practices by country. 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 ...

  3. Types of hijab - Wikipedia

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    An Indonesian hijab worn almost exclusively for praying. It is fastened around the head with two strings. Colors are usually white or pastel. Niqaab نقاب A veil that covers the face and entire head but with a place cut out for the eyes (image: style worn in Yemen). Niqaab (2)

  4. Dabke - Wikipedia

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    Dabke (Arabic: دبكة also spelled dabka, dabki, dubki, dabkeh, plural dabkaat) [1] is a Levantine folk dance, [2][3] particularly popular among Lebanese, Jordanian, Palestinian and Syrian communities. [4] Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other joyous occasions.

  5. Niqāb - Wikipedia

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    A niqāb or niqaab (/ nɪˈkɑːb /; Arabic: نقاب), also known as a ruband (Persian: روبند), is a long garment worn by some Muslim women in order to cover their entire body and face, excluding their eyes. It is an interpretation in Islam of the concept of hijab, and is worn in public and in all other places where a woman may encounter ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Arab folk dances - Wikipedia

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    Yaghūth. Yatha. v. t. e. Arab folk dances (Arabic: رقص عربي, romanized:raqs ʿarabiyy), also referred to as Oriental dance, Middle-Eastern dance and Eastern dance, are the traditional folk dances of the Arabs in Arab world. Arab dance has many different styles, including the three main types of folklore, classical, and contemporary.

  8. Culture of Yemen - Wikipedia

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    In the Arab world, Yemen has long been a cultural center. Yemen's national anthem is "United Republic" written by Abdallah "al-Fadhool" Abdul Wahab Noman. UNESCO proclaimed the tradition of poetic songs in Sana'a, called al-Ghina al-San'ani, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on November 7, 2003.

  9. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Yemen

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    The urban homayni style known in the capital of Yemen, Sanaani singing, is the most well-known today. Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices + 2021 01718: The artistic practice of writing Arabic letters and words to convey grace and beauty. Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices + 2022 01902