Definition of hijab
: the traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women
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This must explain what comes across as his Muslim fetish, with his constant references to tropes of an obvious kind, including the hijab, nonalcoholic drinks, praying, and references to Allah.
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Just three months since becoming the first Miss USA contestant to compete while wearing a hijab, Halima Aden made her big modeling debut walking the Yeezy Season 5 show at New York Fashion Week.
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The girls were rapt, cheering for the boxers and breaking into applause when the commandos, in hijab and body armor, practiced firing a rocket launcher.
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HuffPo United Women in Sweden are wearing headscarves in solidarity with a Muslim woman who was allegedly attacked for wearing a hijab.
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Every kid should be like my kid and snatch a hijab.
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Videos and photos shared on social media have shown demonstrators standing on utility boxes on street sidewalks, defiantly waving their hijabs.
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And in 2013 a number of vaccinators were attacked and killed by the extremists, leading some of their colleagues to disguise their vaccine carriers or hide them under their hijabs.
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In another class, Muslim students were filmed putting their hijabs on Western women.
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Origin and Etymology of hijab
Arabic ḥijāb cover, screen, veil
Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms
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