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Is it permissible for a paternal half-sister to greet her full siblings' maternal uncles and appear before them with her face unveiled while she is wearing a niqab?

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The brothers of one's stepmother are not considered maharim (unmarriageable kin), and the ruling concerning them is the same as that for strangers. Therefore, it is not permissible to unveil one's face in front of them.

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