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Women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be segregated by sex -- or at least divided by a ...

A chat with women in a park wearing abayas and hijab to know if their dress code makes mobility easier for them At 8am, this woman-only gym in a park in Lahore is abuzz with activity. There are about ...

Fashion week in Paris, and after a display of pink and purple mini-dresses in an elegant apartment near the presidential palace, an assistant wheels out a rack bearing two very different creations: ...

Theresa Corbin, who converted to Islam at age 21, chooses to wear the hijab, or head scarf. Other Muslim women around the world wear various garments as part of their faith. Click through the gallery ...

The glamorous girls shroud their jeans and colourful tops with long black robes, mixing fashion with religion and tradition. “I think it looks really elegant. There are so many abayas on the market at ...

The Dubai Police arrested a European for robbing a villa. He had worn an abaya (cloak worn by women) and niqab (face cover) to carry out the crime. On being alerted about the crime, the police rushed ...

16 August 2017 A Bahrain resident dressed in women’s clothing to hide his identity as he attempted to break open an ATM machine, a court heard. The 30-year-old Pakistani national blinded surveillance ...

KUWAIT CITY, June 23: Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested a Kuwaiti for entering a hotel to meet his girlfriend, Al- Rai daily reported recently. A security source ...

He was arrested before he could enter the metro station. A man who was caught wearing a woman's abaya, niqab and gloves at a Dubai Metro station has been fined Dh2,000 ($544). According to the ...

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