headscarf
noun
head·scarf
ˈhed-ˌskärf 
plural headscarves
ˈhed-ˌskärvz
also headscarfs
also headscarfs
: a fabric covering for the head worn especially by women
… young, well-educated European Muslim women who wear the headscarf as a conscious, articulate choice …—
Timothy Garton Ash
Timothy Garton AshThe stereotypical fortuneteller, a wizened old woman in a fringed headscarf hunched over a crystal ball …—Louise Erdich
Louise ErdichThe US Justice Department, for example, has supported the right of Muslim girls to wear headscarves in public schools.—Robert O. Paxton
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Public figures and celebrities could have seen 8 percent of their assets confiscated, while businesses risked closures for serving women without headscarves.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
She was known by her Kurdish name Jina and was arrested for not wearing her headscarf properly.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
After grabbing her own headscarf, Almohammed walked her neighbor through the process step by step and then gave her headscarf to the neighbor, who was planning to buy one.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Although security forces violently ended the protests, since Amini’s death Iranian women and girls have at times removed their headscarves in public in defiance, and others around the world have joined in solidarity.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
She was known by her Kurdish name Jina and was arrested for not wearing her headscarf properly.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
After grabbing her own headscarf, Almohammed walked her neighbor through the process step by step and then gave her headscarf to the neighbor, who was planning to buy one.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Although security forces violently ended the protests, since Amini’s death Iranian women and girls have at times removed their headscarves in public in defiance, and others around the world have joined in solidarity.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Headscarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headscarf. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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