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Saudi cleric favours one-eye veil

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 woman should cover [...]

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Tunisian Official Criticizes Muslim Attire

وزير الشؤون الدينية التونسي: حجاب المرأة دخيل ونشاز و"لباس طائفي". اعتبر وزير الشؤون الدينية التونسي المرأة التي ترتدي الحجاب بأنها "نشاز"، بحسبانه مظهرا "غير مألوف" إلى جانب أنه "زي طائفي". وقال الوزير أبو بكر الأخزوري في حوار أجرته صحيفة "الصباح" التونسية الثلاثاء 27-12-2005 في رد على سؤال حول العودة النسبية لظاهرة الحجاب في تونس، إن [...]

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Muslim Schoolgirl Wins Right to Wear "Jilbab" (gown)

"British girl wins battle over Muslim clothing: "I'm happy that I did this. I feel that I have given hope and strength to other Muslim women," by Dilpazier Aslam, The Globe and Mail, 3 March 2005.
Yes, this is not "Hijab" battle in French schools; this time it is "Jilbab" battle in UK. And the [...]

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Hijab Chic (Warning: 358 Astaghfirullahs Required)

This is hijab-in-fashion week. Armani thinks the headscarf (also known as Islam's 6th-fard-for-women-only) is cool and in-fashion.
And indeed, in Beirut's annual Fashion Week, being held this week, the hijab made some appearances (see photos on this page) in designs by Egyptian Hani Buhiari and Saudi Amina Al Jassem.
However, some of the designs lacked both [...]

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