Taqiyah (cap) worn in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and other regions of South Asia. Many different types of topi caps include the Sindhi cap, worn in Sindh, and the crochet topi that is often worn at Muslim prayer services (see salat). The topi cap is often worn with salwar kameez, which is the national costume of Pakistan. "Taqiyah" is the Arabic word for a Muslim skullcap which is derived from (), means a ""dome"". This concept is taken from the Jewish traditions as the cap "kippah" () literally means a ""dome"" ( "Qubba") as well, and whoever wears this dome acknowledges the constant
Canterbury cap The cap is made of black velvet for bishops and doctors, otherwise of black wool. In 1899, Percy Dearmer wrote in "The Parson's Handbook": A similar cap called the Oxford soft cap is worn today as part of academic dress by some women undergraduates at the University of Oxford instead of the mortarboard. It has a flap at the back which is held up with buttons unlike the Canterbury cap. The Tudor bonnet is also a similar academic cap worn by a person who holds a doctorate. The Canterbury cap differs from the Roman Catholic biretta, as a Canterbury cap