How To Use Khimar In A Sentence

  • The 31st verse of the 24th chapter of the Qur'an mentions the word khimar, which unequivocally means a veil covering the head, according to the agreed upon definition by the majority of classical commentators. Altmuslim
  • Generally-speaking, young Egyptians, more or less fully westernized, kept their distance from women wearing khimar and called them "the sisters."
  • In a memo to her commanding officer, Webb said her religion required that she cover her hair and requested permission to wear a headpiece called a khimar -- a traditional garment worn by Muslim women that covers the hair, forehead, sides of the head, neck, shoulders and chest, and sometimes extends down to the waist. Law.com - Newswire
  • The khimar is a long, cape-like veil that hangs down to just above the waist. BBC News - Home
  • Beshier was a corrections officer, and had been forbidden to wear her khimar, or headscarf, while working. Post-American Presidency
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  • The three women -- a nurse, an intake specialist and a correctional officer -- sought an exception to a 2005 policy, arguing they had worn a head covering known as a khimar before the new dress code was instituted. Appeals Court Sides With Prison In Headscarf Case
  • They are told to cover their chest with their khimar, a headscarf. Times, Sunday Times
  • Nevertheless, I balked at the suggestion that I should wear my khimar back in Japan.
  • My new sisters were truly beautiful in their black khimar, and a light akin to saintliness shone from their faces.
  • Hebah, who is 32, and Sarah, 28, do wear religious attire, but of the Islamic sort: a loose outer garment called a jilbab; a khimar, a head covering that drapes to the fingertips; and NYT > Home Page
  • Below, a group of girls wearing the khimar, a more conservative form of veiled covering, along Alexandria's waterfront. A Tale of Two Alexandrias
  • When she refused to comply, the Essex County Department of Corrections DOC first suspended and then fired her—the khimar was not part of the uniform, and corrections officers were expected to conform to uniform policy. Post-American Presidency

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