In Arab countries, the abaya is known by many names, such as Jalaba, Jalabiya, Omani and Qaftan, but it is basically a simple and loose garment - often black in colour - worn by women in the Arabian ...

Women in Saudi Arabia have for decades been required to wear the abaya - a loose, all-covering robe - in public, a dress code strictly enforced by police BEIRUT, Nov 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - ...

BAGHDAD — One May morning in Riyadh, Manahel Otaibi, a 25-year-old Saudi woman who had just moved back to Saudi Arabia after finishing her studies in China, was getting dressed to go to the gym. She ...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi women today are wearing clothes that, a few years ago, could have landed them in trouble with the police. Many are abandoning the plain black version of the traditional ...

A St. John's shop tucked off bustling Kenmount Road is is bringing unique wares that can be hard to come by in Newfoundland and Labrador — and just in time for a major Islamic celebration.

An abaya is a very popular and unique outfit that is mainly worn by Muslim women. It comes in various forms —abaya designs are for fashionistas who love to be unique and embrace modesty.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - When Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving ended on Sunday, fashion designer Eman Joharjy and her friends drove to Jeddah's seafront where they exchanged their car for ...

France is to ban Islamic garments known as abayas in schools from September, the government announced Sunday, with a top official calling them a "political attack" and an attempt to convert people to ...

Ramadan brings with it a particular kind of pleasure when it comes to getting dressed. There is something about the month – ...

Saudi Arabia will drop its strict dress code for foreign women as it seeks for the first time to lure holidaymakers and the spending that could help develop the kingdom’s economy away from its ...

BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Saudi campaigners have urged Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to loosen the conservative kingdom's strict dress code after women took to social media wearing ...