Tag: Hijab
Secret Life of Muslims: Hijabs Q&A
Muslim American women discuss common misconceptions about the hijab. This is from a series of short films called The Secret Life of Muslims, created...
Women In Iran Are Ripping Off Their Hijabs As Protest
Young women in Iran are part of a new generation of activists as they protest their country’s restrictive dress code. Following the example of...
What Is Religious Freedom Day Announced By Trump?
President Donald Trump proclaimed Jan. 16 as Religious Freedom Day, the White House announced Tuesday morning. It was "to commemorate the 232nd anniversary of...
Challenging times for veiled women
No to Islamophobia
Many veiled women living in the West may have found great comfort in the heartening call of President of Austria Alexander Van...
A Young Woman and Her Hijab: Symbols of Iran’s Unrest
As protests continue across Iran for the seventh day, one woman is being hailed as a "hero" after a video of her removing her...
Nigerian law graduate denied call to bar over hijab
A Nigerian law school graduate was denied her call to the bar for refusing to take off her headscarf. Amasa Firdaus Abdulsalam was not...
Teen Called a “Muslim B**ch” After Accusing Teacher
A Virginia teen who alleges a teacher pulled off her Islamic headscarf is now being harassed online by other students and another teacher from...
Muslim woman in India denied job for wearing hijab
An Indian social worker says she was denied a job at an orphanage based in the Indian capital of New Delhi because her recruiter...
First hijab-wearing Barbie based on Ibtihaj Muhammad
Barbie will release its first hijab-wearing character in 2018, a doll based on the Olympian fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad. The 31-year-old sportswoman rose to fame...
Op-Ed Forget traditional chadors, abayas or burqas. Islamic style is showing up on catwalks,...
For a decade I’ve studied how Muslim women dress. Ripped jeans tucked into combat boots, structured jackets accessorized with designer sunglasses, flowy pastel chiffons...
