variants
or less commonly niqaab
: a veil for covering the hair and face except for the eyes that is worn by some Muslim women
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Many paired Islamophobic visuals, including memes of the Statue of Liberty in a niqab, with calls for surveillance, deportation, or denaturalization.
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Juwayriah Wright, Time, 9 July 2025
Women in black abayas with niqabs covering their faces worked as volunteers, pointing fans towards the tight security at the stadium entrance.
—James Montague, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Anyone who’s interested can see some of her past projects on her own web site, for example, a set of niqabs meant to alter the dynamics of gaze, all with considerable technological ballast.
—John Werner, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Many devout Muslim women cover their faces with a niqab or burqa.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Juwayriah Wright, Time, 9 July 2025
Women in black abayas with niqabs covering their faces worked as volunteers, pointing fans towards the tight security at the stadium entrance.
—James Montague, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Anyone who’s interested can see some of her past projects on her own web site, for example, a set of niqabs meant to alter the dynamics of gaze, all with considerable technological ballast.
—John Werner, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Many devout Muslim women cover their faces with a niqab or burqa.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Niqab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niqab. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.
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