Palestinian women in Gaza need to throw on an isdal to ... the isdal is so ubiquitous that girls who are too young to pray or take the veil have been demanding that their mothers buy them isdals ...

“Palestinian women and children have been subjected to ... "Having been bodily searched by male officers having had their veils taken off when they were detained in Gaza. Also, photographed ...

The inquiry detailed multiple instances of Israeli forces publicly stripping Palestinian women of their clothes and veils, and subjecting them to sexual harassment in front of their families ...

Palestinian women and girls are relying on their prayer ... An isdal can also be made up of two pieces of material that create a skirt and veil that covers the women and girls past the hips.

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It's a testament to the enduring legacy, spirit and creativity of Palestinian women. Teta passed away in 2014, but I think of her every time I get my threads tangled and knotted or accidentally ...