Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A veil worn by Muslim women that covers most or all of the face, having a narrow opening or mesh covering for the eyes.
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- noun A
veil which covers the face, worn by someMuslim women as a part of sartorialhijab .
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- noun a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fact is, the wearing of a niqab is a heathen practice, and most certainly NOT Christian.
Rev. Alan T Perry should wear a burka « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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However, many Muslim women argue that wearing the niqab is a choice they make as part of their religious practice.
Niqabs and hot pants: French women protest the burqa ban Melissa Bell 2010
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Like the veil, the niqab is a coercive means to oppress women, she added.
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The French "burqa" is what we call a niqab, the nunlike skullcap and tight scarf over chin and neck, leaving a half-inch slit for the eyes.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Among the 'normal' Muslims interviewed were a woman in niqab (fewer than 1% of Muslim women in America wear the full face veil and accompanying robes), and Muslims in the Muslim 'hood', cities, like Dearborn, MI, and Patterson, NJ.
Keith Ellison: Should we fear Islam? Congressman Keith Ellison 2010
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They approached the protest in perfect French fashion: reinterpreting the way a niqab is traditionally worn.
Niqabs and hot pants: French women protest the burqa ban Melissa Bell 2010
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The hijab and niqab is our symbol of freedom, and no one can take it away from us.
Muslim Veil Also Can Be Free Choice JDsg 2006
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Last week he called the niqab, the form of veil worn in France, "contrary to our values and to the ideals we have of women's dignity".
WN.com - Articles related to French Panel Advises Steps to Ban Muslim Veil 2010
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Last week he called the niqab, the form of veil worn in France,
FOXNews.com 2010
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Last week he called the niqab, the form of veil worn in France, "contrary to our values and to the ideals we have of women's dignity".
Latest Articles 2010
BrainyBabe commented on the word niqab
A face veil used by some observant Muslim women, leaving only the eyes uncovered. The niqab itself is a small piece of cloth tied on over the headscarf (often known as the hijab, although this word is more accurately translated as "modesty"); cf the burqa, an all-in-one tent-like garment brought to Western attention via Afghanistan. The niqab is particularly prevalent in Arab countries. It is almost invariably black, and is worn with a chador (a loose overgarment) and, often, gloves.
December 30, 2008