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Originally Posted by gypsy8522
Ranya,
I think you are mixing up between higab and sheila.
The black scarf women in these pictures are wearing is called 'sheila' , it comes together with the abaya, and this is the national costume of Arab women in the gulf. While higab can be made of any material and any color, sheila is black in color and it's made from crepe material.
The higab is a religous symbol and its purpose is to cover the hair, it doesn't belong to a certain country or culture. You can find women all over the world wearing the higab.
If you see women wearing a sheila with their hair sticking out, it means they are wearing it because of their culture and not necessarily observing higab. While these two things (culture and religion) are closely interwined, they are not the same.
It is similar in concept to the dupatta worn by south asian women Dupatta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, |
Thanks Gypsy!!! I did not know that. I thought that it was supposed to be "islamic" fashion, in order for the women to be pretty and observing the hijab.
We actually had that topic last year in "Marketing in islamic environment" but yes, know I see that the stuff we saw was hijab without any particular ethnic or national origin.
Thanks again (would give you rep, but says I have to give to others before giving it again to you)
