Niqāb

A niqab is a piece of clothing. It is for Muslim women. Women who wear niqab in public are called niqabi. There are many niqabis in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, and Egypt. A niqab usually covers all her body except the eyes and hands.

Muslim woman in Saudi Arabia wearing a plain-cloth black niqab, 2013

Muslim woman in Bangladesh wearing a textile-woven pink niqab, 2014

Niqab around the world

Full-face veil ban in the world as of 2025^[update]:

  Full-face veils (like the burqa and niqab) are totally banned in public.

  Full-face veils are banned in some localities.

  Ban on sale and manufacturing of full-face veils.

  Full-face veils are banned in public buildings, public transport and while driving a vehicle.

Full-face veils ban in Europe as of 2025^[update]:

  Full-face veils (like the burqa and niqab) are totally banned in public.

  Full-face veils are banned in some localities.

  Full-face veils are banned in public buildings, public transport and while driving a vehicle.

In France, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, Bulgaria, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands wearing a niqab (and the burqa) in public is illegal.^[source?] However in Afghanistan, wearing the niqab and burqa is required by law under the Taliban government.^[1][2]