Each man wore beneath his cap a little
head covering of burnished steel set with rivets of gold, and underneath his jerkin a coat of linked mail, as fine as carded wool, yet so tough that no arrow could pierce it.
Carr and his daughters, simultaneously removed their various and remarkable
head coverings, and waited until Fairfax advanced and severally presented them.
Congress' current regulations prohibit any
head covering, but Omar plans to annul the 181-year-old ban.
This is an excellent resource that introduces children to the custom of
head covering, engendering understanding and encouraging further discussion.
She wore a similar dress without the
head covering at a dinner in Saudi during the tour.
Some in the west consider the modesty of
head covering practised by Muslim women as the greatest symbol of women's oppression and servitude.
the video at examiner.co.uk "The
head covering on the women is a shawl, which would rest on their shoulders indoors and be pulled up over the head outside - making it practical as well as warm."
dpa Tehran Iranian chess player Dorsa Derakhshani, who was banned from her local club for taking part in competitions without wearing the required
head covering, has joined the US national team.
Over the eras,
head covering has been adopted by many Muslim women as a sign of their Muslim identity, a symbol of modesty, or as a statement of personal style, which, just as in days of yore, is associated with feminine mystic.
Non-Muslim professionals also defended the use of hijab, especially after Anak-Mindanao Party-list Representative Sitti Djalia Hataman, wife of ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman, recounted how she was discriminated in some occasions for donning the
head covering.
head covering - a garment that covers the head and face