How to Use niqab in a Sentence

niqab

noun
  • Her daughters swapped their headscarves for shapeless black niqabs.
    — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Malaysia prohibits public servants from wearing a full-face veil or niqab.
    — Jeff Goertzen, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2017
  • Sheikh wears a black niqab that completely covers her hair and face, except for a slit for her eyes.
    — Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 14 Jan. 2018
  • In this picture, the somber facial veil (niqab) is replaced by a gaudy Hermès scarf.
    — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Bilal had demanded his wife wear a niqab, or face veil, and his brother had already left for the caliphate.
    — Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Most women in Saudi Arabia cover their face with a veil known as a niqab.
    — Aya Batrawy, The Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2017
  • Al-Hawl has become a mini-caliphate, run largely by women shrouded in black niqab robes and veils.
    — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2019
  • The first of numerous decrees was issued, ordering women to don the niqab as well as gloves.
    — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2016
  • His wife was unreadable, wearing a flowing niqab that obscured her face except for a narrow slot for her eyes.
    — Jodi Kantor and Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2016
  • The niqab covers everything but the eyes, while the burqa also covers the eyes with a transparent veil.
    — Teis Jensen, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Most women in Saudi Arabia also cover their hair and face with a veil known as the niqab.
    — Bloomberg.com, 20 May 2017
  • None of the three mothers wore the niqab, the Islamic head covering that obscures all but the eyes.
    — New York Times, 18 May 2018
  • The Egyptian movie star later was seen wearing the even more conservative face veil, or niqab.
    — Menna Zaki, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2018
  • Women dress strictly in black, and virtually all wear face-covering veils, known as niqabs.
    — Margherita Stancati and Donna Abdulaziz, WSJ, 25 June 2018
  • The women are nearly impossible to identify due to the niqab, and switch from tent to tent to avoid capture.
    — Arwa Damon and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 12 Sep. 2019
  • One woman in a niqab on a recent ride gave graphic details about her daughter’s illness, saying the costs of treatment forced her to beg.
    — Hamza Hendawi, The Seattle Times, 5 July 2017
  • Another worried the airing of shows will be followed by orders for women to remove the niqab face cover.
    — Donna Abu-Nasr, Bloomberg.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • But the debate over the bill has turned to what would happen to Muslim women wearing a niqab or a burqa who ride on public transit.
    — Madison Park, CNN, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The women, cloaked in niqab, are nearly impossible to identify.
    — Arwa Damon and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 12 Sep. 2019
  • But supporters of religious freedom argue that the act of wearing the burqa or niqab should be a right guaranteed to women.
    — Madeleine Ngo, Vox, 26 June 2018
  • Last year, Austria became the fifth European country to ban wearing full face veils such as the burqa and niqab in public.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Police issued both men citations for contravening the law, which prohibits the wearing of full face veils such as the burqa and niqab in public.
    — Köksal Baltaci and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Many Saudi women are also expected to wear some kind of hijab or head covering, and some opt to cover their face with a niqab.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
  • Women caught wearing a niqab in public space face a 150 euro fine and being arrested by the police.
    — Shaista Aziz, CNN, 5 Feb. 2022
  • There have been reports that terrorists have been using niqab to disguise themselves, TAP said.
    — Michelle Lou, CNN, 5 July 2019
  • Other garments include the niqab, where a face-covering allows the eyes to be seen; the chador, which leaves the face uncovered; and the hijab, or head scarf.
    — Charlotte Allen, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
  • Her daughter swapped her headscarf for a full niqab, and sold off all of her possessions, before leaving for Syria with her young family.
    — Bryony Jones, Melissa Bell and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 31 Oct. 2017
  • And in 2011, France was the first country to officially ban niqabs in public spaces.
    — Madeleine Ngo, Vox, 26 June 2018
  • Many Saudi women in conservative places like Qassim still wear face-covering veils called niqabs.
    — Margherita Stancati and Donna Abdulaziz, WSJ, 25 June 2018
  • The niqab and burka are not mentioned in the legislation, according to CBC.
    — Madison Park, CNN, 19 Oct. 2017

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