clothing

face veil

niqab

CLP0004

The niqab is a face veil with an opening for the eyes. A separate eye veil may be added. Rohingya women, especially young women, typically wear niqab with their burka. Most Muslim scholars, however, do not believe that Islam requires women to cover their faces, so not all Rohingya women practice this, especially older women or the hijab-wearing more liberal Rohingya women.