The Muslim Post

AJC Urges Citadel to Reconsider Cadet’s Hijab Request

NEW YORK, May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AJC is calling on Lt. Gen. John Rosa, USAF (ret), president of The Citadel, to consider reversing the decision to bar a newly admitted Muslim student from wearing her hijab head covering. “Commitment to religious diversity is an important element in educating our country’s youth for future leadership,” […]

FRANCE – ‘Hijab Day’ at prestigious French university stirs controversy

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 […]

Dolce & Gabbana Unveils Hijab Collection

The Dolce & Gabbana Abaya Collection Debut

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

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. […]

Interview With Rose Hamid: Flight Attendant, Hijab Wearer

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 […]