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Definition of Hijab

1. Noun. A headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face.

2. Noun. The custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home. "She observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing"

Definition of Hijab

1. Noun. (uncountable Islam) The practice, when beyond the age of puberty, of dressing modestly (especially for women). ¹

2. Noun. The hajib headscarf. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hijab

1. a head covering worn by Muslim women [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hijab

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Literary usage of Hijab

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Religious Intolerance in Europe Today: Hearing Before the Commission on edited by Alfonse M. D'Amato (1999)
"Muslim women who choose to wear a head-covering (referred to as hijab) in ... hijab seems to provoke reactions in many people who feel it is symbolic of ..."

2. A smaller Hindustani and English dictionary by DUNCAN. FORBES (1861)
"... battle, combat, conflict, a. hijab, m. modesty, ... sheep's-eyed. hijab-k., a. to cover, hide, conceal ; to shame, ..."

3. Creating Enemies of the State: Religious Persecution in Uzbekistan by Acacia Shields (2004)
"Moreover, he said, the directive to cover one's face, to wear hijab, is not written in the Koran.647 One participant at the meeting recalled, ..."

4. Human Rights Watch World Report 1999 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1998)
"Female students who wore hijab (traditional Muslim covering, ... Even priman,' and secondary school girls were expelled for wearing hijab. ..."

5. World Report 2002: The Events of 2001 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (2002)
"Turkey prevented girls from attending most government schools if they chose to wear hijab, and after 1997 enforced this policy increasingly energetically. ..."

6. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume I of IIby Yoel Natan by Yoel Natan (2006)
"To protect the public, the new Islamist regime passed a law in 1982 making the hijab mandatory for females aged above six, regardless of religious faith. ..."

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