Hijab
noun
A headscarf worn by some Muslim women that covers the head and neck, but leaves the face open.
She decided to start wearing a hijab after learning more about her faith.
Often appears as...
- wearing a hijab
- hijab style
noun
The practice of dressing in a way that is modest, often expressing religious faith or cultural values.
Adopting the hijab signified her personal commitment to her faith.
Often appears as...
- practice hijab
- adhere to hijab
noun
A curtain or partition, especially in a mosque, separating genders or those of high rank from common people.
The women prayed behind the hijab during the religious service.
Often appears as...
- behind the hijab
- mosque hijab
noun
A headscarf worn by some Muslim women that covers the head and neck, but leaves the face open.
She decided to start wearing a hijab after learning more about her faith.
Often appears as...
- wearing a hijab
- hijab style
noun
The practice of dressing in a way that is modest, often expressing religious faith or cultural values.
Adopting the hijab signified her personal commitment to her faith.
Often appears as...
- practice hijab
- adhere to hijab
noun
A curtain or partition, especially in a mosque, separating genders or those of high rank from common people.
The women prayed behind the hijab during the religious service.
Often appears as...
- behind the hijab
- mosque hijab
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understand wearing hijab is a personal and spiritual choice, respect its cultural significance.
My classmate wears a hijab, reflecting her cultural heritage.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Universal
Not all Muslim women wear a hijab; it varies by individual, family, and cultural backgrounds.
Although her sisters wear hijabs, Amina does not.
Pro Tip 3/3Fashion Diversity
Hijabs come in various styles and colors, reflecting individual tastes and cultural expressions.
She has a vibrant collection of hijabs to match different outfits.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understand wearing hijab is a personal and spiritual choice, respect its cultural significance.
My classmate wears a hijab, reflecting her cultural heritage.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Universal
Not all Muslim women wear a hijab; it varies by individual, family, and cultural backgrounds.
Although her sisters wear hijabs, Amina does not.
Pro Tip 3/3Fashion Diversity
Hijabs come in various styles and colors, reflecting individual tastes and cultural expressions.
She has a vibrant collection of hijabs to match different outfits.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understand wearing hijab is a personal and spiritual choice, respect its cultural significance.
My classmate wears a hijab, reflecting her cultural heritage.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Universal
Not all Muslim women wear a hijab; it varies by individual, family, and cultural backgrounds.
Although her sisters wear hijabs, Amina does not.
Pro Tip 3/3Fashion Diversity
Hijabs come in various styles and colors, reflecting individual tastes and cultural expressions.
She has a vibrant collection of hijabs to match different outfits.
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Tim Flannery: Here on...
Arabic costume you know the the thobe and the headdress and and women dressed in the hijab and they were talking in Arabic well I listened to the rhythm of the channelize what they were saying is the people United will never be defeated and it made me think you know this there is a common humanity here there's a
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Don't feel sorry for...
that the majority of the world does not hate refugees. But this time I couldn't. I couldn't explain to her why someone tried to rip off her mother's hijab when they were grocery shopping, or why a player on an opposing team called her a terrorist and told her to go back where she came from.
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Chinaka Hodge: What will...
They did. In the same year, we were ready. The year we lost our inhibition and moved with courageous abandon was also the year we stared down barrels, sang of cranes in skies, ducked and parried, caught gold in hijab, collected death threats, knew ourselves as patriots,
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Mustafa Akyol: Faith...
there is a phenomenon called the religious police. And the religious police imposes the supposed Islamic way of life on every citizen, by force -- like, women are forced to cover their heads -- wear the hijab, the Islamic head cover. Now that is pretty authoritarian,
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How I went from child...
positive, life-changing events that have happened to me are thanks to those people who are different than me. It was at this moment that I decided to step outside of my comfort zone and compete in a pageant wearing a hijab and burkini.
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Faith versus tradition...
and the religious police imposes the supposed Islamic way of life on every citizen by force like women are forced to cover their heads wear a hijab the Islamic now that is pretty alteration and I am that's something I'm very much
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What does my headscarf...
I can walk down the street in the exact same outfit and what the world expects of me and the way I'm treated depends on the arrangement of this piece of cloth. But this isn't going to be another monologue about the hijab
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3 lessons on starting a...
And they would collect small gold tokens to fundraise for the local mosque. And it was these same women, when I decided to wear my hijab, who supported me through it. And when I was bullied for being Muslim,
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How I came to love my...
generalization is that the hijab is the headscarf the niqab is the face veil and a horse is not involved usually and the burqa is the full body cover and it comes with or without the veil so what
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This Teen Boxer Wants A...
another I'm not allowed to fight with my hijab because in the rule book it says you can only fight with the like sanctioned uniform which is the trunks in New Jersey all right really
Video examples
Tim Flannery: Here on...
Arabic costume you know the the thobe and the headdress and and women dressed in the hijab and they were talking in Arabic well I listened to the rhythm of the channelize what they were saying is the people United will never be defeated and it made me think you know this there is a common humanity here there's a
Video examples
Don't feel sorry for...
that the majority of the world does not hate refugees. But this time I couldn't. I couldn't explain to her why someone tried to rip off her mother's hijab when they were grocery shopping, or why a player on an opposing team called her a terrorist and told her to go back where she came from.
Video examples
Chinaka Hodge: What will...
They did. In the same year, we were ready. The year we lost our inhibition and moved with courageous abandon was also the year we stared down barrels, sang of cranes in skies, ducked and parried, caught gold in hijab, collected death threats, knew ourselves as patriots,
Video examples
Mustafa Akyol: Faith...
there is a phenomenon called the religious police. And the religious police imposes the supposed Islamic way of life on every citizen, by force -- like, women are forced to cover their heads -- wear the hijab, the Islamic head cover. Now that is pretty authoritarian,
Video examples
How I went from child...
positive, life-changing events that have happened to me are thanks to those people who are different than me. It was at this moment that I decided to step outside of my comfort zone and compete in a pageant wearing a hijab and burkini.
Video examples
Faith versus tradition...
and the religious police imposes the supposed Islamic way of life on every citizen by force like women are forced to cover their heads wear a hijab the Islamic now that is pretty alteration and I am that's something I'm very much
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
I can walk down the street in the exact same outfit and what the world expects of me and the way I'm treated depends on the arrangement of this piece of cloth. But this isn't going to be another monologue about the hijab
Video examples
3 lessons on starting a...
And they would collect small gold tokens to fundraise for the local mosque. And it was these same women, when I decided to wear my hijab, who supported me through it. And when I was bullied for being Muslim,
Video examples
How I came to love my...
generalization is that the hijab is the headscarf the niqab is the face veil and a horse is not involved usually and the burqa is the full body cover and it comes with or without the veil so what
Video examples
This Teen Boxer Wants A...
another I'm not allowed to fight with my hijab because in the rule book it says you can only fight with the like sanctioned uniform which is the trunks in New Jersey all right really
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Quote examples
Mona Eltahawy
Egyptian Journalist
I wore the hijab - a form of dress that comprises a head scarf and usually also clothing that covers the whole body except for the face and hands - for nine years. Put more honestly, I wore the hijab for nine years and spent eight of them trying to take it off.
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SZA
American Musician
Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative - it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you're the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop.
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Maysoon Zayid
American Actress
Not wearing hijab has seriously, seriously hurt my career. Mass media wants to see a woman in a veil. But I think it helps me because it makes it easier for my audience to relate to me. I'm not the scary 'other' they keep seeing on 'Fox News.
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Leila Aboulela
Sudanese Writer
When you write about a Muslim woman, like I did with my previous novels - 'Minaret', for example, which is about a woman who starts to wear the hijab - it sets all the alarm bells ringing.
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Lynsey Addario
American Photographer
It was nice to be in my own country, where I didn't need a translator or a driver. Where I didn't need to figure out cultural references or what hijab I needed to wear to cover my hair.
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Halima Aden
American Model
I say this all the time, but my hijab, it really is my crown, and it's something that I bring to the table. It's something that makes me unique. It shows the world who I truly am.
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Queen Rania of Jordan
Jordanian Royalty
For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.
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Randa Abdel-Fattah
Palestinian Writer
When it comes to the hijab - why to wear it, whether to wear it, how to wear it - there is theology and then there is practice, and there is huge diversity in both.
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Sarita Choudhury
English Actress
The first time I put on the hijab, it felt weird, like I was wearing a scuba-diving suit kind of thing.
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Linda Sarsour
American Activist
Wearing hijab made you know that I was Muslim.
Quote examples
Mona Eltahawy
Egyptian Journalist
I wore the hijab - a form of dress that comprises a head scarf and usually also clothing that covers the whole body except for the face and hands - for nine years. Put more honestly, I wore the hijab for nine years and spent eight of them trying to take it off.
Quote examples
SZA
American Musician
Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative - it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you're the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop.
Quote examples
Maysoon Zayid
American Actress
Not wearing hijab has seriously, seriously hurt my career. Mass media wants to see a woman in a veil. But I think it helps me because it makes it easier for my audience to relate to me. I'm not the scary 'other' they keep seeing on 'Fox News.
Quote examples
Leila Aboulela
Sudanese Writer
When you write about a Muslim woman, like I did with my previous novels - 'Minaret', for example, which is about a woman who starts to wear the hijab - it sets all the alarm bells ringing.
Quote examples
Lynsey Addario
American Photographer
It was nice to be in my own country, where I didn't need a translator or a driver. Where I didn't need to figure out cultural references or what hijab I needed to wear to cover my hair.
Quote examples
Halima Aden
American Model
I say this all the time, but my hijab, it really is my crown, and it's something that I bring to the table. It's something that makes me unique. It shows the world who I truly am.
Quote examples
Queen Rania of Jordan
Jordanian Royalty
For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.
Quote examples
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Palestinian Writer
When it comes to the hijab - why to wear it, whether to wear it, how to wear it - there is theology and then there is practice, and there is huge diversity in both.
Quote examples
Sarita Choudhury
English Actress
The first time I put on the hijab, it felt weird, like I was wearing a scuba-diving suit kind of thing.
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Linda Sarsour
American Activist
Wearing hijab made you know that I was Muslim.
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