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- noun Plural form of
niqab .
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Examples
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Wilders' popularity has soared largely due to his strident criticism of Islam, and he has long called for a ban on burqas and similar Islamic face veils known as niqabs.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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French cabinet approved a bill on Wednesday to outlaw the wearing in public of full face veils known as niqabs and burqas.
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For further proof of the actual objective of Bill 94, listen to Christine St-Pierre, Québéc’sminister responsible for the status of women, who called niqabs “ambulatory prisons” andsaid Québécwas a “world leader” when it comes to gender equality, and that with Bill 94, “we prove it once again.”
Why Québéc Cannot and Should not Ban the Niqab : Law is Cool 2010
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Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is defending the Quebec government's move to require Muslim women or others who wear face coverings such as niqabs to remove them if they want to work in the public sector or do business with government officials.
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Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is defending the Quebec government's move to require Muslim women or others who wear face coverings such as niqabs to remove them if they want to work in the public sector or do business with government officials.
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Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is defending the Quebec government's move to require Muslim women or others who wear face coverings such as niqabs to remove them if they want to work in the public sector or do business with government officials.
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Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is defending the Quebec government's move to require Muslim women or others who wear face coverings such as niqabs to remove them if they want to work in the public sector or do business with government officials.
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Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is defending the Quebec government's move to require Muslim women or others who wear face coverings such as niqabs to remove them if they want to work in the public sector or do business with government officials.
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The government spokesman said the French president considered that burqa-style veils that hide the face, such as niqabs, "do not pose a problem in a religious sense, but threaten the dignity of women."
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The government spokesman said the French president considered that burqa-style veils that hide the face, such as niqabs, "do not pose a problem in a religious sense, but threaten the dignity of women."
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