According to IBTimes UK, the niqab is different from the hijab ... cover her body except for her face and hands, making the niqab non-obligatory. The Muftiyat described the full-face covering ...

A niqab is characterised by a garment that covers a woman’s entire body except her eyes. This comes as Central Asian officials are seeking to combat the growing influence of Islamism.

Kyrgyzstan's official Muslim governing body has come out in favour of a government ban on full-body veils known as the niqab, as Central Asian officials seek to combat growing Islamist influence ...

According to IBTimes UK, the niqab is different from the hijab—a headscarf that ... a woman must cover her body except for her face and hands, making the niqab non-obligatory. The Muftiyat described ...