Wearing a niqab involves the exercise of covering only the head and the face. The eyes remain is open. It does not cover the entire body of the woman like the abaya. Chador is a full-body cloak.

The niqab covers the whole body including the face ... term referring to the practice of wearing veils of all kinds. The chador is a full-length cloak worn by many Iranian women, typically held ...

The niqab is a veil that conceals the face ... and is also often worn in West Pakistan and other Central Asian countries. The chador is a full-body cloak designed worn by women when they leave ...

The niqab is a head covering and scarf that conceals ... covers the head and neck but leaves the face exposed. What is a chador? The chador is a full-body cloak worn by women when they leave ...

But other people have been getting pedantic over the “correct” words for burqa/niqab/chador, etc, and their pedantry has let my pedant off the leash. Various Muslim writers (hello, Waleed Aly ...

The niqab, a face-covering veil worn by some Muslim women, is often misunderstood and misrepresented in Western discourse.

Muslim women wearing (from top left), a hijab, niqab, chador and burka. AFP/Getty Images Muslim women in various head coverings. From left, Pierre Obendrauf, Khaled Kesouki, Fabrice Coffrini ...

Hijab, niqab, burka - there are lots of different ... but leaves the face clear. What is a chador? The chador, worn by many Iranian women when outside the house, is a full-body cloak.

The niqab is a veil that conceals the face ... and is also often worn in West Pakistan and other Central Asian countries. The chador is a full-body cloak designed worn by women when they leave ...