Usually means: Concealing beliefs for safety reasons.
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▸ noun:  Alternative form of taqiyya [(Islam) Religious dissimulation while under threat or persecution.]

Similar:
taqiyya, takīyah, takiyah, tagiya, tariqat, taqiyah, takiyya, niqāb, niqaab, iqamah, more...

Opposite:
telling truth, honesty, transparency

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Similar:
taqiyya, takīyah, takiyah, tagiya, tariqat, taqiyah, takiyya, niqāb, niqaab, iqamah, more...

Opposite:
telling truth, honesty, transparency



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