In more conservative social circles, the abaya is part of expected dress conforming to social norms and culture. In Saudi Arabia, for example, women were required to wear an abaya until 2018 .

But is the abaya truly a religious garment, or merely one that is common for women in certain parts of the world? France's Council of Muslim Worship have previously written that the abaya does ...

I was feeling that I was removing a part of me … It was very difficult,” De Cartena said in an interview with Anadolu. For her and countless others, the recent ban on abayas – the loose ...