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We are not terrorists, ninjas or Batman: ‘Niqabis’ in Indonesia share struggles to fit into society
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(From left) Dr Eka Budiharsih, businesswoman Indadari Mindrayanti, lawyer Karina Mastha, and aikido instructor Tri Ningtyas shared their struggles to fit into society while wearing the niqab.
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JAKARTA – Never had they thought covering their faces with a full Muslim veil would open them to taunts and insults.
But they have been called “terrorists, ninjas, Batman” by strangers. They have been abandoned by friends. They have also been treated with disdain by the public.
