variants
or less commonly niqaab
: a veil for covering the hair and face except for the eyes that is worn by some Muslim women
Examples of niqab in a Sentence
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In Syria, even outside of ISIS’ domain, radical Islamic groups such as Jabhat al Nusra have opened sharia schools where girls must wear the niqab and are segregated from boys.
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Xanthe Ackerman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2015
Some thirty kids crammed inside: young boys in tracksuits, little girls in head scarves or niqabs.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Her eyes, framed for the majority of her screentime by her niqab, are extraordinary, telegraphing worlds of emotion, running the gamut from trauma and vulnerability to something more sinister.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
Behind them is a mural painted by Lamy’s daughter, a cemetery scene with a Minotaur-like creature and topless women dancing in niqabs.
—Nick Haramis Ola Rindal Dogukan Nesanir, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
In 2010, France became the first European country to ban full face coverings, including niqabs, in public areas.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
On February 20, 2015, as the residents of Sanaa prepared for evening prayers, Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi put on a woman’s niqab and slipped out the back door of his official residence, where a car was waiting for him.
—Asher Orkaby, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
To be Hijrah is to essentially lead a more Islamic life — encompassing everything from dress to dating, meaning more women are wearing the hijab, or the niqab, the full-face veil.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Donning a niqab — a face veil worn by some Muslim women — an Indonesian man who tested positive for Covid-19 boarded a plane traveling from the southeast Asian nation's capital Jakarta to the city of Ternate on Sunday, police told the Associated Press.
—NBC News, 23 July 2021
Xanthe Ackerman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2015
Some thirty kids crammed inside: young boys in tracksuits, little girls in head scarves or niqabs.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Her eyes, framed for the majority of her screentime by her niqab, are extraordinary, telegraphing worlds of emotion, running the gamut from trauma and vulnerability to something more sinister.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
Behind them is a mural painted by Lamy’s daughter, a cemetery scene with a Minotaur-like creature and topless women dancing in niqabs.
—Nick Haramis Ola Rindal Dogukan Nesanir, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
In 2010, France became the first European country to ban full face coverings, including niqabs, in public areas.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
On February 20, 2015, as the residents of Sanaa prepared for evening prayers, Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi put on a woman’s niqab and slipped out the back door of his official residence, where a car was waiting for him.
—Asher Orkaby, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
To be Hijrah is to essentially lead a more Islamic life — encompassing everything from dress to dating, meaning more women are wearing the hijab, or the niqab, the full-face veil.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Donning a niqab — a face veil worn by some Muslim women — an Indonesian man who tested positive for Covid-19 boarded a plane traveling from the southeast Asian nation's capital Jakarta to the city of Ternate on Sunday, police told the Associated Press.
—NBC News, 23 July 2021
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“Niqab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niqab. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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