These designer abayas offer a departure from the conventional plain styles and incorporate innovative patterns, like floral prints and geometric designs, and even metallic embellishments such as ...

Many are abandoning the plain black version of the traditional abaya, a loose, body-covering dress that all Saudi women wear in public over their clothing to comply with decency laws. In its place ...

Imagine after a whole month of fasting, only to realize you can’t rock a beaded, stoned or even plain abaya because prices have skyrocketed and nothing fits your budget. Painful, right?

When a woman is seen in public in Saudi Arabia, her body must be covered by a long flowing garment, an abaya. Traditionally these are plain black - but at least one designer has other ideas.

In Arab countries, the abaya is known by many names, such as Jalaba, Jalabiya, Omani and Qaftan, but it is basically a simple and loose garment - often black in colour - worn by women in the ...

cotton linen, silk, dentelle, nida, and Italian jacquard. Plain abayas at Hanayen start at Dh300 while designer abayas range from Dh800 to Dh25,000.

France's education minister has banned the wearing of the popular long robe known as the abaya in schools. He says it is a symbol of Islam. As students in France return to school this week ...

PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The French government's decision to ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools drew ...

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 ...