Definition of hijab
: the traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women
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The victim, who wore a hijab or Islamic headscarf, was driving home from work when she was almost sideswiped by a red SUV, the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said in a news release.
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WhatsApp messages urged women to hide their hijabs and advised people to make sure their doors are locked and how to explain the situation to their children, the Mirror reported.
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Security footage appears to show suspect John Deliz, 57, striking the young woman, who was wearing a hijab.
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These boundary-breaking women include Frida Kahlo, directors Patty Jenkins and Ava Duvernay, model Ashley Graham, ballerina Misty Copeland, and Olympic athletes Gabby Douglas and Ibtihaj Muhammad (whose doll marked the first Barbie wearing a hijab).
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Amena Khan is the first hijab-wearing woman to front a major hair campaign.
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One was of a man harassing a hijab-wearing woman on a bus.
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Though hijabi models weren't often cast, and designers didn't necessarily use the term, hijab appeared all over the Fall 2018 runways.
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Some people wore hijabs, while others were clad in clerical collars or a yarmulke.
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Origin and Etymology of hijab
Arabic ḥijāb cover, screen, veil
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