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The haik (Arabic: حايك) is a traditional women's garment worn in Algeria. [1] [2] It can be white or black, though is usually white.It consists of a rectangular fabric covering the whole body, [3] 6 by 2.2 metres (19.7 ft × 7.2 ft) in length, rolled up then held at the waist by a belt and then brought back to the shoulders to be fixed by fibulae.
This table of types of hijab describes terminologically distinguished styles of clothing commonly associated with the word hijab.. The Arabic word hijāb can be translated as "cover, wrap, curtain, veil, screen, partition", among other meanings. [1]
The American University in Cairo, Cairo University and Helwan University attempted to forbid entry to niqab wearers in 2004 and 2007. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy , Grand Imam of al-Azhar , issued a fatwa in October 2009 arguing that veiling of the face is not required under Islam.
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The French ban on face covering [a] is the result of an act of parliament passed in 2010 banning the wearing of face-covering headgear, including masks, helmets, balaclavas, niqābs and other veils covering the face, and full body costumes and zentais (skin-tight garments covering entire body) in public places, except under specified circumstances.
The haik is Algerian cloth in French , Italian , Spanish say that and sourced that why English don’t have it WillToons 04:16, 11 July 2023 (UTC) See my comment below. Per Wikipedia's own policies, Wikipedia is not a reliable source , so what other Wikipedia articles say is irrelevant; and even those articles explicitly mention other countries.
The boshiya is a veil that may be worn over a headscarf; it covers the entire face and is made of a sheer fabric so the wearer is able to see through it. It has been suggested that the practice of wearing a veil – uncommon among the Arab tribes prior to the rise of Islam – originated in the Byzantine Empire , and then spread.