Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Hijab - Niqab

Hijab or ḥijāb (حجاب, is the Arabic word for "curtain / cover" (noun), based on the root حجب meaning "to cover, to veil, to shelter". In popular use, hijab means "head cover and modest dress for women" among Muslims, which most Islamic legal systems define as covering everything except the face, feet and hands in public.

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