Some Muslim Turkish women in eastern Turkey wearing headscarves. This style is common in Syria and Lebanon.

Headscarves are scarves covering most or all of the top of a woman's hair and her head. Headscarves may be worn for a variety of purposes, such as fashion or social distinction, religious signifiance, to hide baldness, modesty, or other forms of social convention. This article is about the article of clothing. ... For other uses, see Fashion (disambiguation). ... Bald redirects here; for other uses see Bald (disambiguation). ...

Types of headscarves

Headscarves may have specific religious significance. Observant married Jewish women, for example, are required to cover their hair, often employing scarves (or sometimes wigs) for the purpose. Headscarves were also worn by married Christian women in Medieval Europe, and even among some of the unmarried. This headcovering habit is better known as a wimple in English. Various Religious symbols, including (first row) Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Bahai, (second row) Islamic, tribal, Taoist, Shinto (third row) Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Jain, (fourth row) Ayyavazhi, Triple Goddess, Maltese cross, pre-Christian Slavonic Religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that generally involve a faith in a spiritual... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Manoah and his wife, the wife wearing a wimple 16th century wimple. ...

Headscarves and veils used for Muslim religious dress include: Adherents of Islam are concerned with clothing in two contexts: clothing for everyday, inside and outside the house, and clothing required in specifically religious contexts. ...

• burqa
• chador
• niqab
• dupatta
• See also List of types of sartorial hijab

Note that the Arabic word hijab refers to modest behaviour in general, and pertains to men and women, but it is sometimes used in other languages to describe the Muslim headscarf, also known as a khimar. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A chador (Persian چادر) is an outer garment worn by some Iranian women when they venture out into public; it is one possible way in which a Muslim woman may follow the Islamic ħijāb dress code. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Women from Jaipur wearing Salwar kameez and dupatta Dupatta (Hindi: दुपट्टा, Urdu: دوپٹا) is a long scarf that is essential to many South Asian womens suits. ... This list of types of sartorial hijab indexes styles of clothing found in predominantly Muslim societies commonly associated with the word hijab. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... “Higab” redirects here. ...

The Keffiyeh is commonly used by Muslim men. An Iraqi man wearing a predominantly red keffiyeh in a Charraweyya (‍چراوية) style. ...

Some English speakers use the word "babushka" (grandma in Russian) to indicate the headscarf tied below the chin, as commonly worn in Eastern Europe. In most parts of Eastern Europe, headscarves are used mainly by elderly women (grandmothers) and this led the incorrect use of the "babushka" term. In Russia they are worn by women when they go to church to show their convictions to Russian Orthodoxy. Babushka (Russian: IPA  ) is a Russian word meaning grandmother, mother-in-law or more generally old lady. ... Eastern Europe is a concept that lacks one precise definition. ...

A plain red or scarlet headscarf was worn by female commissars and other women aligning themselves with Bolshevism in times of Russian Revolution and civil war. Commissar is the English transliteration of an official title (комисса́р) used in Russia after the Bolshevik revolution and in the Soviet Union, as well as some other Communist countries. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ...

A head tie is a west and southern African women’s head scarf, specifically an elaborate ornamental head covering. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Iraqi girl wearing the hijab Hijab (Arabic: حجاب) is the word used in the Islamic context for the practice of dressing modestly, which all practicing Muslims past the age of puberty are instructed to do in their holy book, the Quran. ...

Pictures of headscarfs

Some women from Turkey wearing the Islamic headscarfs commonly worn in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan.	A scarf worn as part of a Norwegian national costume. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 694 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fastening the headscarf on an Åmli bunad. ...	A Portuguese soccer fan wears a kerchief both as bandana and a expression of her club loyalty. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... A woman wears a bandanna on her head. ... Categories: Stub ...	A Hemsinli Armenian woman in her traditional head-dress. Image File history File linksMetadata Hemsinli. ...
A Uyghur woman from the Xinjiang province of China wears a scarf in the popular 'Italian' fashion, with the ends tied behind her head. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 156 KB) 09/10/2005 es: Khotan (Hotan / Hetian) es una ciudad-oasis en la Región Autónoma Uigur de Xinjiang en la República Popular China. ... For the language spoken by this ethnic group, see Uyghur language. ... For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ...	Uyghur girls in Khotan,Xinjiang, China.The scarves are longer than the European ones and cover both their shoulders. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 204 KB) 09/10/2005 es: Khotan (Hotan / Hetian) es una ciudad-oasis en la Región Autónoma Uigur de Xinjiang en la República Popular China. ... Mosque in Khotan. ... For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ...	A group of girls in Kargil, Kashmir. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1080x720, 87 KB) Muslim girls in the town of Kargil in Ladakh Source: http://www. ... Kargil was a part of Gilgit-Baltistan before 1947, but now is a town in the Indian-controlled Kashmir. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ...	An Iraqi girl near Basra. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1239 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... This article is about the city of Basra. ...
Women in the eastern Turkish village of Kars wearing non-islamic,village-style headscarfs. This style is common in rural parts of Turkey. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 598 KB) Photograph taken by DierkA 14:28, 24 June 2006 (UTC) near Kars in eastern Turkey in the summer of 2005. ... Kars (Armenian: Ô¿Õ¡Ö€Õ½) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of the Kars Province, formerly at the head of a sanjak in the Turkish vilayet of Erzurum. ...	A woman wearing traditional headscarf in the 'babooska' style, in Kalkan, Turkey. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 867 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Kalkan (Greek: Kalamaki) is a town on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, which averages of 300 days of sunshine a year. ...	Women from Jaipur, India wearing Salwar kameez and dupatta. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (720x1140, 154 KB) This image was originally posted to Flickr as Jaipur-India n001. ... , Jaipur   (Hindi: जयपुर), also popularly known as the pink city, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. ... Salwar kameez, from Max Tilkes Oriental Costume, 1922 Salwar kameez (also spelled shalwar kameez and shalwar qamiz) is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. ... Women from Jaipur wearing Salwar kameez and dupatta Dupatta (Hindi: दुपट्टा, Urdu: دوپٹا) is a long scarf that is essential to many South Asian womens suits. ...	A group of women in Adana (Turkey) wearing the niqab Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2302x1772, 526 KB) Women in Adana (Turkey) wearing the niqab. ... Adana (Turkish: }) (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus)) is the capital of Adana Province in Turkey. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...
A Mpondo woman from South Africa.	South African Dana Wien in a headscarf.	Gambian women in their traditional head ties. The Republic of The Gambia is a country in West Africa. ...	Russian girls in their traditional head scarfs. Download high resolution version (800x692, 209 KB) Early color photograph from Russia, created by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii as part of his work to document the Russian Empire from 1909 to 1915. ...

See also

• Islamic dress controversy in Europe
• Hijab
• Head tie
• Veil
• Tichel
• Salwar Kameez
• Dupatta

Islamic dress, notably that worn by women, has become a prominent symbol of the presence of Islam in western Europe. ... “Higab” redirects here. ... A head tie is an African women’s head scarf, specifically an elaborate ornamental head covering designed to match a wrapper ensemble. ... This article is about the article of clothing, or a religious item. ... The Tichel is a headscarf worn by some Orthodox Jewish women in compliance with the code of modesty known as Tzeniut. ... Salwar kameez, from Max Tilkes Oriental Costume, 1922 Salwar kameez (also spelled shalwar kameez and shalwar qamiz) is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. ... Women from Jaipur wearing Salwar kameez and dupatta Dupatta (Hindi: दुपट्टा, Urdu: دوپٹا) is a long scarf that is essential to many South Asian womens suits. ...

External links

• Headwrapping:Step-by-Step
• In pictures: Nigerian Igbo wedding
• Why I love Africa
• Tying Guide: Basic Techniques
• Guide for Tying a Headscarf
• Headscarf Tying Instructions
• Modern and Contemporary Muslim Women's Fashions