Niqab

Saudi cleric favours one-eye veil

by Haitham Sabbah October 4, 2008

This is just getting out of hand. Ridiculous… A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye. Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive. The question of how much of her face a [...]

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Replacing Burqa with Surgical Mask

by Haitham Sabbah March 8, 2006

If the Netherlands becomes the first European country to ban the burqa and other Muslim face veils this month, Hope says she’ll resort to wearing a surgical mask to dress in accordance with her religious beliefs. “I’ll wear one of those things they wore during the SARS epidemic if I have to,” said the Dutch-born [...]

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