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Hijab

In Islam, the Arabic term for the seclusion of women enjoined by the Koran. It also refers to the modest, covering dress worn by Muslim women when outside their homes and at any time when they are in the presence of men not closely related to them.



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Penal codes prohibit women from appearing in public without the approved Islamic uniform known as the hejab, with violators subject to fines, beatings and, in the case of the 13 women of Mashad, even murder.
Behind the koranic curtain: a look at life under the rigid theocracy ... by Telzrow, Michael E. / The New American
In Iran, hejab is required of all women and girls over seven, whether Muslim or not.
Veiled realities. (The Last Word) by Olia, Maria T. / Commonweal
The veil, Hejab or other similar reference, is another complex subject that is frequently associated in the West with Islamic injunctions regarding women.
Toward a theory of a Arab-Muslim women as activists in secular and ... by Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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