Hijab vs Tichel - What's the difference?
hijab | tichel |
(uncountable, Islam) The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related adult males.
* 2010 , Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices (ISBN 1450053025), page 13:
(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
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a headscarf worn by married Jewish women in compliance with the code of modesty known as tzeniut.
As nouns the difference between hijab and tichel
is that hijab is the practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related adult males while tichel is a headscarf worn by married Jewish women in compliance with the code of modesty known as tzeniut.hijab
Alternative forms
* hejab * hijaab * * hajib, hijabi (nonstandard)Noun
- The belief that Muslim females observe hijab because men force them to do so insults some Muslim females who have based their decision on their understanding of Islam.