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Shayla (Arabic: شيلة) is an Islamic head covering worn by some Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family.It is different from a khimar, because it is usually wrapped and pinned.
Battoulah (Arabic: بطوله, romanized: baṭṭūleh; Persian: بتوله), also called Gulf Burqah (Arabic: البرقع الخليجي), [1] [note 1] is a metallic-looking fashion mask traditionally worn by Khaleeji Arab and Bandari Persian Muslim women in the area around the Persian Gulf.
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir (Somali: Bilqis Abdul Qaadir; Arabic: بلقيس عبد القادر) (born 11 November 1990) is an American former collegiate basketball player. She was notable for playing basketball while wearing a hijab, a headscarf for Muslim women.
Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab.. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women around the world, where the practice varies from mandatory to optional or restricted in ...
Subsequently, the word has evolved in meaning and now usually denotes a Muslim woman's veil. [2] In English, the term refers predominantly to the head covering for women and its underlying religious precepts. [3] [4] Not all Muslims believe the hijab is mandated in Islam. [5] [6] [7]
World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013, [1] taking place on 1 February each year in 140 countries worldwide. [2] Its stated purpose is to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to wear and experience the hijab for a day and to educate and spread awareness on why hijab is worn. [3]
The term jilbāb (also jilbaab, jubbah or jilaabah) (Arabic: جِلْبَاب) refers to any long and loose-fit coat or outer garment worn by Muslim women. Wearers believe that this definition of jilbāb fulfills the Quranic choice for a hijab. The jilbāb is also known as chador by Persian speakers in Iran and Afghanistan.
She is noted for being the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA 2016 pageant, where she was a semi-finalist. [2] [3] Following her participation in the pageant, Halima received national attention and was signed to IMG Models. [4] She was also the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. [5]