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  2. Islamic veiling practices by country - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Ashtasahasram - Wikipedia

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    Ashtasahasram is a sub-sect of the Iyer community of Tamil Brahmins from the Indian state of ... who wear their traditional hair tuft towards the back of their head. [3]

  4. Aranjanam - Wikipedia

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    These traditional practice mainly being followed by Hindu and Muslim Community in South India. Metals like silver or gold are also used. It is also often seen that many women and men in south india ties the thread around their waists with an amulet (Malayalam: ഏലസ് Tamil: தாயத்து). In Tamil Nadu the thread called as ...

  5. Tamil Muslim - Wikipedia

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    Tamil Muslims are Tamils who practise Islam. The community is 10 million in India, primarily in the state of Tamil Nadu where 90% of the Muslim community identified themselves as Tamil Muslims. [1] [2] In Tamil Nadu, the majority of Tamil-speaking Muslims belong to the Rowthers Community while other Muslims live in coastal Tamil Nadu. There is ...

  6. Women in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Although the Quran doesn't explicitly require Muslim women to cover their faces or heads, the observance of sexual modesty and plain dress for both Muslim men and women is prescribed by the ḥadīth literature and sunnah (deeds and sayings attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his companions); [2] the practice of mandatory veiling is ...

  7. School uniforms by country - Wikipedia

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    In Malaysia, Muslim girls tend to wear the baju kurung. Most of them start wearing a white tudung (Malaysian version of the Muslim headscarf or hijab) upon entering secondary school, for religious reasons. Non-Muslim girls tend to wear the pinafore. Some non-Muslim girls wear the baju kurung but without the tudung.

  8. Tamil culture - Wikipedia

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    Tamil culture refers to the culture of the Tamil people. The Tamils speak the Tamil language, one of the oldest languages in India with more than two thousand years of written history. Archaeological evidence from the Tamilakam region indicates a continuous history of human occupation for more than 3,800 years. Historically, the region was ...

  9. Rowther - Wikipedia

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    Rowthers are largest Muslim community in Tamil Nadu. they found all over Tamil Nadu and in Central and Southern Kerala. Their mother tongue is Tamil. [19] Many of them are familiar with the Perso-Arabic script. They adhere to the principles of Islam, engaging in the study of the Quran and other religious texts in Arabic.