hijab
[hi-jahb, -jab]
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noun
a traditional scarf worn by Muslim women to cover the hair and neck and sometimes the face.
the traditional dress code of Muslim women, calling for the covering of the entire body except the face, hands, and feet: to observe the hijab.
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Contemporary Examples of hijab
If they were meaningful, we might have realized it before—surely one of these kids wore a cross, or a yarmulke, or a hijab?
Muslim Samantha Elauf was qualified to work at A & F—except that she wore a hijab.
That same day a 13-year-old girl was arrested with explosives hidden under her hijab after walking into a medical clinic.
He recalled one incident where he was walking down the street in Ohio with his sister, who was wearing a hijab.
The first barrier for women is the Islamic dress code or hijab.
hijab
hejab
noun
Word Origin for hijab
from Arabic, literally: curtain
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