Charity ambassador removed over burqa row
Christine Hamilton axed from charity over burka tweet Source: BBC News Christine Hamilton has been removed as a charity ambassador after comparing burkas to the hoods of the Ku Klux […]
The Muslim Times Promoting Hijab rather than Burqa after Boris Johnson’s ‘Burqa Storm’
Boris Johnson, a ‘Burqa Storm’ and Perhaps Some Populist Calculations Source: The New York Time By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura LONDON — The gibe, ridiculing burqa-wearing Muslim women as “letter boxes” and […]
Shopkeepers predict a rise in niqab sale after Boris Johnson’s controversy
Belittled by burqa row, British Muslims fear rise in hate crime Source: The Guardian When people attack you, you feel like the only thing you have to cling on to […]
Despite strict action by the authorities, more women are protesting for their rights in Iran
In Iran Protests, Women Stand Up, Lift Their Hijab, For Their Rights Source: NPR Tension is rising between Iran and the United States these days. But Iran’s leaders are facing […]
The Danish government has chosen to ban face veils – but I’ll still wear mine
Source: Independent By Sally Rashid Today, Denmark’s ban on the public wearing of face veils came into force. Joining the likes of France and Belgium, Denmark’s outlawing of the niqab […]
Ofsted chief accuses minority groups of ‘entitlement’ in hijab row
Source: The Guardian BY Sally Weale Education correspondent The head of Ofsted has again stepped into the debate over the wearing of the hijab by primary school pupils, accusing minority groups with a “sense […]
Dutch parliament approves limited ban on burqa, niqab
Source: Associated Press By RAF CASERT and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Ban will apply to Islamic veils and robes such as the burqa and niqab Politicians call it ‘a historical day’ in […]
Second Canadian judge suspends Quebec niqab ban
Source: Reuters BY Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – A second Canadian judge suspended Quebec’s ban on face-coverings on Thursday, handing a victory to the law’s opponents who have challenged […]
Dutch parliament approves limited ban on burqa, niqab
Source: Associated Press By RAF CASERT and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has approved a limited ban on “face-covering clothing” in public places, including Islamic veils […]
Five truths about the hijab that need to be told
Source: The Conversation By Peter Hopkins; Professor of Social Geography, Newcastle University Rio 2016 is proving not just to be a platform for sporting prowess, it is also helping to shake […]
Iran arrests two prominent supporters of anti-head scarf protests
Source: Los Angeles Times By SHASHANK BENGALI and RAMIN MOSTAGHIM Iranian authorities on Wednesday jailed a prominent human rights lawyer who has defended women who removed their mandatory Islamic head scarves in public. […]
14 New Jersey women alleging anti-Muslim bias at Newark Airport security
Source: North Jersey BY Hannan Adely, NorthJersey Fourteen women were pulled off a security line at Newark Liberty International Airport one morning last December as they waited to board a flight […]
Urdu Video: Hijab or Purdah In Modern Days — Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra) Speech of Lajna 29th July, 1995; discussing about the Hijab or Pardah in this Speech. Suggested reading Hijab: Quran is to be Understood in the […]
Christian women are wearing hijabs in solidarity with Muslims during Ramadan
Source: Independent By Narjas Zatat in news Non-Muslim women across the world are wearing the hijab for 30 days as part of the Ramadan Hijab challenge. The initiative was created by the World […]
Denmark’s new burqa ban also covers beards and punishes people for living in ‘ghettoes’ – this isn’t the mark of a secular society
Source: The Independent The controversy over burqas, burkinis and beards isn’t really about clothing. It’s about the fear that immigrants might retain their non-Christian identities even while living in Western […]
Denmark’s Parliament bans wearing of face veils in public
Source: CNN Denmark’s parliament banned the wearing of face coverings in public spaces Thursday in a move that critics say will criminalize Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab […]
For some French officials, the headscarf is such a threat they are attacking a teenager
Source: The Washington Post by James McAuley PARIS — She is a 19-year-old student union president who never wanted to be a culture warrior. But this is France, and Maryam […]
Danish parliament bans the wearing of face veils in public
Source: Reuters BY Emil Gjerding Nielson, Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other European countries in outlawing the […]
Burqa bans, headscarves and veils: a timeline of legislation in the west
Source: Guardian By Matthew Weaver, who received the digital editorial individual award at the AOP awards 2010. Before joining the Guardian website in 2001 he was news editor of the […]
Europeans’ Attitude Towards the Muslims: The Glass is More than Half Full
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: If we look carefully at the table by the Pew Research Center below, we realize that the glass is more than half full and is […]