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- noun Plural form of
abaya .
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Examples
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As if the wealthy Khaleegi women wouldn't have immediately started wearing trendy abayas from the very moment that they could afford to be Muslim fashionistas ...!
Abayas Turning Trendy JDsg 2006
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There are other Muslim women designers in New York, but most of them design traditional Muslim garments, like the outer garments known as abayas.
News 2011
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There are other Muslim women designers in New York, but most of them design traditional Muslim garments, like the outer garments known as abayas.
News 2011
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There are other Muslim women designers in New York, but most of them design traditional Muslim garments, like the outer garments known as abayas.
News 2011
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Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, is one of the few Muslim countries where women are forced by custom to cover their hair with head scarves and their bodies with cloaks called abayas in most parts of the country.
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Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, is one of the few Muslim countries where women are forced by custom to cover their hair with head scarves and their bodies with cloaks called abayas in most parts of the country.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here replytoj001 2010
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Some are conservative religious women like al-Douri, clothed from head to toe in black cloaks known as abayas, sometimes even with gloves to hide their hands, pictured staring solemnly or in a moment of action in parliament.
Nevada Appeal - Top Stories By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press Writer 2010
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Almost all the women wore black flowing robes called abayas as they walked with their families or other women.
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Some are conservative women like Al-Douri, clothed from head to toe in black cloaks known as abayas, sometimes even with gloves to hide their hands, pictured staring solemnly or in a moment of action in Parliament.
arabnews - frontpage 2010
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Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, is one of the few Muslim countries where women are forced by custom to cover their hair with head scarves and their bodies with cloaks called abayas in most parts of the country.
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