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Hijacker vs Hijab - What's the difference?

hijacker | hijab |

As nouns the difference between hijacker and hijab

is that hijacker is someone who hijacks while hijab is (uncountable|islam) the practice, among muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related adult males.

hijacker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who hijacks.
    • the hijacker of an aeroplane
  • (computing) Hijackware.

    • hijab

    English

    (wikipedia hijab) ("hijab on Wikiquote")

    Alternative forms

    * hejab * hijaab * * hajib, hijabi (nonstandard)

    Noun

  • (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:
    • 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.
  • (countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

    • Related terms

    * hijabi

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