hijab

[ hi-jahb, -jab ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a traditional scarf worn by Muslim women to cover the hair and neck and sometimes the face.
the traditional dress code of Muslim women, calling for the covering of the entire body except the face, hands, and feet:
to observe the hijab.

hijab

/ hɪˈdʒæb; hɛˈdʒɑːb /

Origin of hijab¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Arabic ḥijāb “veil, cover, curtain,” from ḥajaba “to cover”

Origin of hijab¹

from Arabic, literally: curtain

If they were meaningful, we might have realized it before—surely one of these kids wore a cross, or a yarmulke, or a hijab?

Muslim Samantha Elauf was qualified to work at A & F—except that she wore a hijab.

That same day a 13-year-old girl was arrested with explosives hidden under her hijab after walking into a medical clinic.

Later that same year, she Instagrammed a photo of herself wearing a faux hijab before half-apologizing for it on Twitter.

He recalled one incident where he was walking down the street in Ohio with his sister, who was wearing a hijab.

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