Saudi woman designs abayas for freer lifestyles

When Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving ended on Sunday the 24th of June 2018, fashion designer Eman Joharjy and her friends drove to Jeddah’s seafront where they exchanged their car for bicycles. The colourful, embroidered jumpsuit abayas they donned stood out among the sea of women wearing similar loose-fitting full-length robes but in the […]

Saudi women should have choice whether to wear abaya robe – crown prince

Women in Saudi Arabia need not wear headcover or the black abaya – the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of Islamic piety – as long as their attire is “decent and respectful”, the kingdom’s reform-minded crown prince said. With the ascent to power of young Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the kingdom has seen an expansion in […]

Video Shows the Bigotry That Women Who Wear The Niqab Have to Face

The following video – posted by a Muslim female named Umm Aqsa, once again shows a male questioning why a female chooses to wear the abaya and the Niqab (face veil). The video highlights how a simple trip for shopping turns into a tirade about the identity and clothing of the Muslim female. We have

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Video Shows the Bigotry That Women Who Wear The NIqab Have to Face

The following video – posted by a Muslim female named Umm Aqsa, once again shows a male questioning why a female chooses to wear the abaya and the Niqab (face veil). The video highlights how a simple trip for shopping turns into a tirade about the identity and clothing of the Muslim female. We have

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“You Wearing That Niqab is Going Back to Traditions of the Victorian Era,” Says Perpetrator

This is a case that came into Tell MAMA a few days go. Nazleen (the identity has been altered), wears a Niqab and an Abaya, (the black body over-garment) worn by more socially conservative Muslim women. Nazleen is 22 years old and she was travelling on a bus when a white female, aged around 40

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E-Bay Hosts ‘Halloween Burqa’ Costumes For Sale

You would think that mocking the clothing of people based on their religious beliefs is offensive and stereotypical, particularly if it plays to tropes that develop a sense of fear of the other, or when it seeks to dehumanize the wearer. However, who would have thought that E-Bay would decide to sell the following? The

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