Source: USA Today BY Sara M Moniuszko From pageants to print — hijab-wearing Halima Aden is breaking beauty boundaries. Aden, 19, is the cover star of Allure’sJuly issue, which celebrates American […]
Source: BBC News Norway is proposing a ban on the Muslim full face veil and other face-covering clothing because it says it hinders communication between pupils and teachers. The ban, […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Abdi Ibrahim, Contributor Get up, take the transit to the office, 9-hour shift, come home, wake up, and repeat. For many American adults this is a common […]
Source: The Express Tribune Britain’s first Muslim member of the Cabinet, on Monday, said she hoped Muslim women should soon do away with ‘burqa’ themselves but emphasised that the change […]
Source: CNN By Allie Malloy, Sara Murray and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Vatican City (CNN)Melania Trump has dutifully considered every outfit she has worn during her first trip abroad as first […]
Source: Time BY Aric Jenkins The women who accompanied President Trump on his trip to Saudi Arabia appeared to insult the host country — according to one of Trump’s old tweets. […]
Source: Times of India What does it mean to be German? A minister close to Chancellor Angela Merkel has kicked off a divisive election-year debate about cultural identity — earning him praise, ridicule and charges of immigrant-bashing.Some say it’s high time to define shared values as Germany seeks to integrate […]
It’s hoped the initiative will make playtime more diverse RACHEL HOSIE @rachel_hosie Much fuss was made last year over the news that Mattel were launching Barbie dolls with more […]
Source: NPR BY NESRINE MALIK If Islam were a skin color, there would be a sliding scale along which you could determine just how Muslim you are. On the extremely […]
Source: Huffington Post By Travis Waldron, who is a sports and politics reporter at The Huffington Post, based in Washington D.C. He covers the intersection of sports and politics, policy […]
Source: BBC There’s a growing number of fashion brands and multinational companies showcasing women wearing an Islamic headscarf. But, for various reasons, some women from Muslim backgrounds aren’t happy with […]
Source: Independent Germany’s government has launched a 10-point plan to define the country’s culture, starting with the statement: “Wir sind nicht Burka” (“We are not burqa”). The interior minister, Thomas […]
Cameron Russell admits she won “a genetic lottery”: she’s tall, pretty and an underwear model. But don’t judge her by her looks. In this fearless talk, she takes a wry […]
Source: Reuters Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament agreed to a draft law on Thursday that will prevent civil servants, judges and soldiers in Germany from wearing full-face veils at […]
Russia Today: German MPs have approved a partial ban on full-face veils, saying it’s the country’s duty to present itself “in an ideologically and religiously neutral manner.” The ban will […]
Source: NPR BY LAUREL WAMSLEY In November, young boxer Amaiya Zafar traveled from Minnesota to Florida to fight her first competitive bout. But before Zafar even had her gloves on, officials […]
Source: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s anti-EU U.K. Independence Party says it will promote social unity by banning face-covering veils and barring the opening of new Islamic schools. The […]
Source: Hartford Courant BY Susan Dunne Contact Reporter When a wave of violence and police brutality against young African Americans occurred a few years ago, Tracy Keza was paying close attention. […]
Source: Associated Press By JEFF KAROUB, SOPHIA TAREEN and NOREEN NASIR DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — In her job as a refugee case manager, Fatimah Farooq would come to work in […]
Source: The Guardian Mona Mahmood, Jess Gormley, Dan Susman and Iman Amrani, theguardian.com Following the ruling by the European court of justice to allow employers to ban religious symbols in […]
