Niqab

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A niqāb, niqab, or niqaab (; Arabic: نقاب), also known as a ruband (Persian: روبند), rubandah (روبنده) or 'qab (colloquial), is a long garment worn by some Muslim women, in order to cover their entire body and face, excluding their eyes. It is an interpretation in Islam of the concept of hijab, and is worn in public and in all other places where a woman may encounter non-mahram men. Most prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula, the niqab is a controversial clothing item in many parts of the world, including in some Muslim-majority countries. While face veiling practices have ancient roots across various cultures in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Central Asia, the modern form of niqab became more widespread particularly since the late 1970s Islamic revival, especially among Sunni Muslims throughout the Middle East and North Africa. This phenomenon was encouraged by the rise of "Petro-Islam" under the House of Saud; the propagation of hardline Sunni Islamic doctrines from the oil-producing...

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