Some have told servicewomen to continue wearing the abaya. Military officials say the policy was to protect servicewomen from the wrath of Saudi religious police for violating the Muslim dress code.

Usually black or earthtoned, Abaya's, or veils to shroud the woman's body from the unwanted male gaze, are starting to evolve with fashion, sowing the d ...

Ayesha Al Majid, her mother, likes to stick to traditional plain abayas, but does not object to her daughter wearing a fashionable abaya. “It is OK for the young girls, but not for us older ...

Not so long ago, any deviation from what is known as abaya sada, Arabic for plain abaya, was considered an act of rebellion. “Nine years ago I had an abaya subtly decorated with little tassels ...

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 ...

Some Saudi women are abandoning the plain black version of the traditional abaya, a loose, body-covering dress that all women wear in public, instead opting for creative and colorful alternatives.

France bans the abaya dress from being worn in schools, sparking fury from Muslim leaders The sudden move has angered religious leaders across the country ...

Saudi women have to wear the abaya in public by law Some Saudi women have launched a protest against the abaya - a long loose-fitting robe used to cover their bodies in public - by saying that ...

French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas - an over-garment from the shoulders to the feet worn by Muslim women - on the first day of the school year.