Headscarves, Mary and Muslims
I often wonder why the Muslim women headscarf, commonly known as hijab is such an issue for many people. There are diverse opinions and criticisms ranging from freedom of choice, as if the majority of Muslim women who choose to wear the headscarf is not doing it out of their own choice, to others chiming […]
FRANCE – ‘Hijab Day’ at prestigious French university stirs controversy
A group of university students have rekindled the heated debate over the acceptance of the Muslim veil in French society as they invited fellow classmates at the prestigious Sciences Po university to try on the garment. Around a dozen young women wearing colourful Muslim veils paced about nervously in the main hall of Sciences Po […]
Are Muslim Women Oppressed? You Decide.
Are Muslim women oppressed? Please take a look at this short video, which addresses some of the main issues that are concerning to those who make the argument that “Muslim women are oppressed…”
Islamic Republic Of The Gambia Orders Female Government Workers To Wear Headscarves
The Gambian government has banned its female employees from showing their hair at work and ordered them to wear headscarves, commonly referred to as “hijab” in Islam. The new rule was announced Monday in a memo circulated to all ministries and departments and later obtained by private newspapers and news agencies, one month after President […]
Peter Westbrook Foundation Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad Qualifies for Olympics, Will Become First US Athlete to Compete in a Hijab
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Peter Westbrook Foundation (PWF) athlete Ibtihaj Muhammad will make history this summer in Rio de Janeiro by becoming the first U.S. athlete to compete in the Olympics in a hijab, the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women. Muhammad first made history as the first Muslim woman in a […]
Dolce & Gabbana Unveils Hijab Collection
Looks like in 2016, couture has melded modesty, religious sensibility and sartorialism seriously. On Tuesday, Italian haute couture house Dolce & Gabbana unveiled its first-ever hijab and abaya collection for Muslim women, via Style.com/Arabia. The stunning collection, while modest, features headwear of satin and sheer fabric alike in timeless neutral tones. Others are finished with […]
EDITORIAL: Of women, hair and shoes
Women, God love ’em, have always been obsessed by what they wear at head and foot: hair and shoes. They’re very particular, which pleases men, inappropriate as that might be. Compliments offend some women today, but they’re still universally particular about their hair and their shoes. There’s never enough time to deal with either one. […]
Supreme Court Rules Against Abercrombie & Fitch in Discrimination Case
Samantha Elauf at her Supreme Court hearing in February. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images After a February hearing, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against Abercrombie & Fitch on Monday in a case dealing with religious discrimination in its hiring practices. The case in question originated in 2008, when an Oklahoma Abercrombie store manager denied a young […]
Interview With Rose Hamid: Flight Attendant, Hijab Wearer
Travel Interviews: How does she navigate the tensions between her profession and her faith in a post-9/11 world? Andrea Cooper learns more. Muslim women who wear the hijab have probably gotten accustomed to the occasional uneasy glance from fellow passengers when they fly on U.S. airlines. But what if that woman with the head covering who’s […]