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  2. 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]

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Women in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Women hold an honored and significant role in Islam, both spiritually and socially. Islam emphasizes the equality of men and women in their relationship with God. The Qur'an clearly states, "Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women... for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward" (Qur'an 33:35 ...

  7. Hijab - Wikipedia

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    About seven verses address the way a woman should dress when walking in public; [42] Muslims have differed as how to understand these verses; Sunni [43] [44] ^ and twelver Shia [45] scholars say hijab is mandatory, while Ismaili Shias, accounting for ~0.25% of all Muslims, believe it is not.

  8. French schools send ‘dozens’ of Muslim girls home over ...

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    French state schools have sent “dozens” of Muslim girls home for wearing a traditional robe banned in educational settings last week.. The French education minister reported that almost 300 ...

  9. 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.