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Although Laaya Joneidi typically used to wear a hijab - the headscarf that is mandated by law in today's Iran - and a long coat with pants, her switch to the more conservative chador serves as a ...

The chador itself does not cover the face ... This is incorrect, as the hijab refers to any type of women's clothing that adheres to Sharia norms. Such clothing must cover a woman's entire ...

She was nine when her family, living in a town outside of Iran's capital Tehran, made her start wearing the chador. One of the most conservative types of hijab, the chador is a full-body cloak ...

We found that hijab, which means ‘covering’, is also ... regional or structural variations of the head coverings like the chador or chadar, al-amira, khimar and shayla. In our search for ...

But it was jarring and very unexpected to see myself on someone's Instagram without a hijab. This class was supposed to be a women-only space, and I had dressed accordingly. But now I felt ...

The word hijab describes the act of covering up generally ... It covers the hair, neck and shoulders completely, but leaves the face clear. The chador, worn by many Iranian women when outside ...

In Iran, the hijab — and the all-encompassing black chador worn by some — has long been a political symbol as well, particularly after becoming mandatory in the years following the 1979 ...

From seven years old, I had to wear the hijab, inside and outside ... As a teenager, I wanted to rebel, so I stopped wearing the chador – a loose-fitting piece of cloth that envelops the ...

The renewed hijab push, which police are calling the ... with female enforcers dressed in the all-encompassing black chador alongside uniformed police officers. While police haven't published ...