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Definition of hijab
: the traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women
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Recent Examples of hijab from the Web
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One of the two girls was Muslim and wore the hijab.
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Muslim model Halima Aden is the first 'Allure' covergirl to wear a hijabOpium use booms in Afghanistan, creating a ‘
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The 19-year-old, who was the first woman to compete in a Miss USA state pageant wearing a hijab and burkini, recently signed with IMG Models and has been breaking barriers ever since.
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Women who like Nabra are visibly Muslim — who wear hijab — can afford no such complacency in today’s world.
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The same thing happened this year, when two men were killed and another injured by a man shouting anti-Muslim sentiments at a woman wearing a hijab in Portland, Maine.
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They were depicted as sexually loose, un-Islamic, pro-Western women who danced in the streets with the American soldiers without any regard for covering their hair with hijabs.
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The Brooklyn-born, hijab-wearing Sarsour has been critical of Israel’s policies in the occupied territories and supports the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction the country.
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The panelists and audience were comprised equally of Muslim men and women dressed in traditional hijabs, conservative clothing and casual wear.
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Origin and Etymology of hijab
Arabic ḥijāb cover, screen, veil
Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms
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