Al-qubaysiat
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al-Qubaysiat is a pseudo-Sufi Islamic group that was established by a female preacher, Munira al-Qubaysi in Syria, then it was spread out to many other countries.[citation needed] The group is for women only and does not involve in politics. It did organize religious lessons in homes and it has been instrumental in spreading religious sentiment among young women. It was banned in Syria until recently in 2006, the government has given a green light to this long-established movement to teach religion in mosques.
Members of the group are often identified by their distinctive style of dress: a hijab tied with a large knot under the chin, buttoned-overcoats coming down the the mid-shin level, and thick brown panty-hose. The color of the hijab and overcoat vary with regards to the specific members rank in initiation, with members of higher rank wearing dark blue hijabs and overcoats and those lower rank wearing white hijabs and beige overcoats (those of intermediate rank often wear light-blue hijabs).
