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How to Wear a Hijab With Your Wedding Gown

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There is so much to consider when crafting your perfect wedding look—from your hair to your shoes and everything in between. But if you are a Muslim bride who wears a hijab, you’ve got yet another element to consider.

What Is a Hijab?

A hijab is a headscarf some Muslim women wear to cover their hair and chest in front of men that are not part of the immediate family. In the Islamic tradition, hijab means to cover your arms, neck, legs, and avoid tight or sheer clothing.

Muslim women and men are supposed to start covering and dressing modestly when they hit puberty, according to religious guidelines. However, Islam is clear that there is no compulsion in religion, and no one can be forced to cover. This is why some women wear a hijab and others do not; it’s also why women wear it at different ages when (and

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FEATURE -Job or hijab? Singapore debates ban on Islamic veil at work

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By Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Sept 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Every day before she starts her shift at a government hospital in Singapore, Farah removes her hijab – the Islamic veil she has worn since a teenager.

Although minority Muslim women can freely wear the hijab in most settings in Singapore, some professions bar the headscarf – and a recent case has triggered fresh debate on diversity and discrimination in the workplace.

Now Farah has joined a growing number of Muslims – who account for about 15% of Singapore’s 4 million resident population – calling for the ban to end, with an online petition gathering more than 50,000 signatures.

“They told me I can’t work here if I wear the tudung,” said Farah, using the local Malay term for hijab, as she recounts her job interview two years ago for a physiotherapist position.

“I felt a sense

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Job or hijab? Singapore debates ban on veil at work

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Job or hijab? Singapore debates ban on veil at work

Every day before she starts her shift at a government hospital in Singapore, Farah removes her hijab – the Islamic veil she has worn since a teenager.

Although minority Muslim women can freely wear the hijab in most settings in Singapore, some professions bar the headscarf – and a recent case has triggered fresh debate on diversity and discrimination in the workplace.

Now Farah has joined a growing number of Muslims – who account for about 15% of Singapore’s 4 million resident population – calling for the ban to end, with an online petition gathering more than 50,000 signatures.

“They told me I can’t work here if I wear the tudung,” said Farah, using the local Malay term for hijab, as she recounts her job interview two years

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‘If Sikhs can wear turban, why can’t Muslims wear hijab’; Singapore debates ban on Islamic veil at workplace : The Tribune India

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September 21

Every day before she starts her shift at a government hospital in Singapore, Farah removes her hijab — the Islamic veil she has worn since a teenager.

Although minority Muslim women can freely wear the hijab in most settings in Singapore, some professions bar the headscarf – and a recent case has triggered fresh debate on diversity and discrimination in the workplace.

Now Farah has joined a growing number of Muslims – who account for about 15 per cent of Singapore’s four million resident population – calling for the ban to end, with an online petition gathering more than 50,000 signatures.

“They told me I can’t work here if I wear the tudung,” said Farah, using the local Malay term for hijab, as she recounts her job interview two years ago for a physiotherapist position.

“I felt a sense of helplessness, it’s unfair. Why has the tudung become

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Job or hijab? Singapore debates ban on Islamic veil at work

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(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Every day before she starts her shift at a government hospital in Singapore, Farah removes her hijab – the Islamic veil she has worn since a teenager.

Although minority Muslim women can freely wear the hijab in most settings in Singapore, some professions bar the headscarf – and a recent case has triggered fresh debate on diversity and discrimination in the workplace.

Now Farah has joined a growing number of Muslims – who account for about 15% of Singapore’s 4 million resident population – calling for the ban to end, with an online petition gathering more than 50,000 signatures.

“They told me I can’t work here if I wear the tudung,” said Farah, using the local Malay term for hijab, as she recounts her job interview two years ago for a physiotherapist position.

“I felt a sense of helplessness, it’s unfair. Why has the tudung become

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