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Twelve watercolor paintings of an artist's impression of veiled women from Saudi Arabia.
http://www.shira.net/faces.htm

When Samuel Cole's feminist sister converted to Islam and donned the hijab, it shocked her family. This is his defense of Muslim women's status in Islam.
http://www.ibiblio.org/prism/mar98/donning.html

Questions and answers regarding Muslim women's attire and the issues that Muslim women and employers of Muslim women might face.
http://www.islam101.com/women/hijabfaq.html

Explanation of reasons behind the Islamic dress code, emphasising the hijab as a liberating force for Muslim women.
http://www.islam101.com/women/hijbene.html

Nakata Khaula's article about her experiences as a Japanese convert to Islam who has chosen to veil.
http://www.albalagh.net/women/hijab.shtml

Muslim clothing guide for non-Muslim travellers to the Middle East, including instructions on making your own chador.
http://www.first48.com/guide/features/muslimcode.php

An alternative interpretation of Islamic women's dress.
http://www.maryams.net/articles_veil02.html

Research project looking at responses to issues of gender equality and veiling from the perspective of Muslim feminists.
http://www.maryams.net/articles_veil01.html

A presentation of Muslim clothing, its history and development.
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schww.../Islam_Clothing,_Jewelry_Ma.html

A brief presentation of women's dress code in Islam.
http://islamw3d.freehosting.net/

A refutation of the claim that Muslim women suffer from rickets due to the practice of veiling.
http://albalagh.net/current_affairs/rickets.shtml

An article addressing common questions about the Muslim dress requirements for men and women.
http://islam.about.com/library/weekly/aa020900a.htm

An article from Albalagh describes the reasoning behind Muslim dress requirements for men and women.
http://www.albalagh.net/food_for_thought/dress.shtml

Brief summary of the requirements of Islam related to men's dress and appearance.
http://www.angelfire.com/sd/AnisahDavid/dressmen.html

A guide to Islamic dress, for men and women; includes descriptions and definitions of clothing from a range of cultures, a shopping directory, and links to further articles.
http://www.modernmuslima.com/hijabhow.htm

A substantial article on the dress requirements for Muslim men; includes quotes from the Qur'an and the Hadith.
http://www.geocities.com/~abdulw.../muslimarticles/sunna_dress.html