Norway proposes bill to ban full-face veils in education
Source: Swiss Info By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – The Norwegian government proposed on Friday a nationwide ban on the wearing of full-face veils, such as the burqa and the […]
Ban on Face Veils at Indonesian University Lasted Just a Week
Source: The New York Times By JOE COCHRANE JAKARTA, Indonesia — When the head of a prominent Islamic university in Indonesia banned the face-concealing niqab headdress on campus this month, calling […]
Saudi women should have choice whether to wear abaya robe: crown prince
Source: Reuters RIYADH (Reuters) – Women in Saudi Arabia need not wear headcover or the black abaya – the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of Islamic piety – as long as […]
Lawsuit: Police forced Muslim women to remove head coverings
Source: Associated Press By LARRY NEUMEISTER Mar. 16, 2018 NEW YORK (AP) — Two arrested Muslim women who said the police department forced them to remove their religious head coverings […]
Women in Iran are pulling off their headscarves — and hoping for a ‘turning point’
Source: The Washington Post By Erin Cunningham March 8 ISTANBUL — Iranian women have been raising a new challenge to their Islamic government, breaking one of its most fundamental rules by pulling off […]
Threatened with ‘acid, rape, abuse’: Protesting Iran’s compulsory hijab law
Source: CNN By Hannah Ritchie, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN is committed to covering gender inequality wherever it occurs in the world. This story is part of As Equals, a year-long […]
Indonesian Islamic university bans burqas on campus
Reuters International This content was published on March 7, 2018 A woman wearing a full-face veil shops for clothes in a traditional textile market in Jakarta, Indonesia March 7, […]
New York to pay Muslim women forced to remove hijabs
New York: The city of New York has agreed to pay $180,000 (Dh661,000) to three Muslim women forced by police to remove their headscarves to have mug shots taken, officials said Wednesday. Each of the women is to receive $60,000 after the settlements were finalized in a Brooklyn federal court […]
America just got its first full-time Muslim TV reporter who wears a hijab
It’s my America too,’ says the first Muslim television reporter in the U.S to wear a hijab. Tahera Rahman is ushering in a new era of broadcast journalism for Americans, showing that everyone deserves to be represented. Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/27/america-just-got-its-first-full-time-muslim-tv-reporter-who-wears-a-hijab-7344956/?ito=cbshare
Macy’s decision to sell hijabs sparks debate among Muslim women
Source: CNN By Katy Scott, CNN Clothes from the Verona Collection which is being stocked at department store Macy’s. (CNN)American department store Macy’s sparked a fierce debate on Thursday, when […]
USA: Islamic group launches hijab billboard campaign in Illinois
Islamic group launches hijab billboard campaign,” by Marcella Raymond, WGN, February 19, 2018:http://wgntv.com/2018/02/19/islamic-group-launches-hijab-billboard-campaign/ OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — A local Islamic group launched a billboard campaign Monday to educate people about the hijab, the headscarf that’s often worn by Muslim women. The billboards are the first of their kind in the country, designed […]
Long robes not necessary attire for Saudi women: senior cleric
Source: Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi women need not wear the abaya – the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith – a senior member of the top Muslim clerical […]
Saudi women need not wear abaya: senior cleric
Riyadh – Saudi women should not have to wear the abaya in public, a senior cleric said, in the latest sign of a far-reaching liberalisation drive. Read more: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-women-need-not-wear-abaya-senior-cleric-1.2171517
Hijab Protests Expose Iran’s Core Divide
Source: The New Yorker By Robin Wright It was the quietest protest Iran has ever witnessed. Vida Movahed, a thirty-one-year-old mother of a toddler, stood atop a large utility box on Tehran’s busy Enghelab […]
Danish government proposes ban on full-face veils
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Stockholm A woman wearing a niqab. It is not known how many women wear the niqab and burqa in Denmark. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters The […]
Maxi dresses, cardigans and hijabs: Essentials in Macy’s new fashion line aimed at Muslim women
Source: The Washington Post By Tracy Jan February 7 Email the author Macy’s is the latest U.S. brand to tap into the growing Islamic clothing market. (Macy’s) Macy’s is launching a “modest” fashion […]
Women, Fashion Has You Covered
Source: The New York Times By VANESSA FRIEDMANAPRIL 6, 2017 It is a truism of the history of dress that decade-defining looks generally don’t congeal until quite late in the period […]
Women are speaking out about being sexually harassed during Hajj
“My entire experience at the holy city is overshadowed by this horrible incident.” 2018-02-05 13:46 FacebookTwitterPrintMore By Rayana Khalaf Contributor Source: Facebook/Sabica Khan While one might think that men would tame their vile urges while performing their religious Islamic duties in the holy city of Mecca, the reality is quite disturbing. Women have recently been […]
Woman Arrested For Removing Hijab in Tehran Refuses to Repent Despite Facing 10 Years in Prison
Source: Center for Human Rights in Iran Narges Hosseini, who was arrested for protesting Iran’s compulsory hijab, refused to appear in court to face charges punishable by up to 10 […]
Women, Fashion Has You Covered
Source: NY Times By Vanessa Friedman The defining sartorial style of the 2010s has begun to emerge. It is a truism of the history of dress that decade-defining looks generally […]