Definitions by Karen Hanson

Muslimah 

A Muslim woman.

There will be a meeting for Muslimahs tonight at 7:00.

Muslimah by Karen Hanson January 17, 2004

niqab 

A face veil worn by a Muslim woman.

When did Fatimah start to wear a niqab?

niqab by Karen Hanson January 17, 2004

revert 

Someone who used to believe in one thing (Christianity, for example) and who then became a Muslim. In other words, someone who returned to the religion (Islam) that Allah gave to all humantiy.

I became a revert 10 years ago.

revert by Karen Hanson January 17, 2004

niqabi

A Muslim woman who wears a niqab also known as a face veil. Many Muslim women who wear the niqab in the United States of America refer to themselves as a niqabi.

Is Fatimah a niqabi or not?

niqabi by Karen Hanson January 17, 2004