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 […]
Compulsory Veils? Half of Iranians Say ‘No’ to Pillar of Revolution
Source: The New York Times By THOMAS ERDBRINK A poster of President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran. Mr. Rouhani, a moderate compared with Iran’s hard-liners, has called for more freedoms for Iranians. CreditNewsha […]
Women unite for World Hijab Day, which is Today
Women unite for World Hijab Day Source: Al Jazeera By Saba Aziz Growing up in the Bronx in New York City with a hijab covering her head, Nazma Khan says […]
Indonesia’s conservative Aceh orders headscarves for Muslim flight attendants
Source: Reuters BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh have ordered Muslim flight attendants to wear headscarves when flying into the ultra-conservative Islamic region, officials […]
Tired of Their Veils, Some Iranian Women Stage Rare Protests
Source: The New York Times By THOMAS ERDBRINK Inspired perhaps by a “White Wednesday” campaign, several Iranian women have publicly taken off their head scarves and waved them on the end […]
Atlanta Jail Lets Muslim Inmates wear Hijab
Caving into the demands of a terrorist front group, the City of Atlanta Detention Center in Georgia is allowing female Muslim inmates to wear a head scarf (hijab) used as a symbol of modesty in the Islamic dress code. Hats and other head covers are banned in American state and […]
L’Oreal Paris Makes Historic Hire With Hijab-Wearing Amena Khan In Hair Campaign
Source: Huffington Post By Jenna Amatulli L’Oréal Paris has made tremendous strides toward inclusivity by casting Amena Khan ― a British beauty blogger who wears a hijab ― for its latest […]
East London primary school backs down over hijab ban
Source: The Guardian Richard Adams Education editor Chair of governors at St Stephen’s primary school in Newham resigns following complaints from parents. A primary school that controversially banned pupils from wearing […]
11-Year-Old Canadian Girl Says Attacker Cut Her Hijab With Scissors
Source: Huffington Post By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto police are investigating an attack on an 11-year-old girl whose hijab headcovering was repeatedly cut on her way to school […]
Islam in Switzerland: Three-quarters of Swiss back a burka ban
Source: Swiss Info A nationwide ban on face-coverings – a de facto burka ban – would currently get the thumbs-up from 76% of Swiss voters, according to a poll […]
Hijab-clad girls dance on streets of India’s Kerala to take on trolls
Source: Reuters BY Roli Srivastava MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – “Flash mobs” of young women have taken to the streets in southern India to protest against the online trolling of […]
Anti-Muslim train attack leaves Canadians wondering: why did just one man help?
Source: The Guardian BY Ashifa Kassam in Toronto After a 46-year-old man was charged with assaulting a Muslim teenager on a busy commuter train in Vancouver, Canadians are asking why just one […]
Women and men in both parties say sexual harassment allegations reflect ‘widespread problems in society’
Epigraph Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, Allah is well aware of what they do. […]
Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani apologises for headscarf remark
Source: BBC News The Afghan president has apologised to women for remarks he made about the traditional headscarf. On Saturday, Ashraf Ghani responded to claims that some government officials have […]
Muslim student says she was ordered to remove headscarf at McDonald’s
Source: The Guardian By Patrick Greenfield and Kevin Rawlinson Fast food chain apologises to 19-year-old stopped from entering and repeatedly told her to take off hijab McDonald’s said it did not […]
Don’t be quick to celebrate the hijab-wearing Barbie
Source: AlJazeera By Shenila Khoja-Moolji 26 Nov 2017 It is no secret that Mattel Inc.’s Barbie doll has done well, not only in the US but also globally. The franchise […]
Stop trying to interfere with my right as a parent to dress my daughter in a hijab
Source: Letters to Independent Letter by Dr Siema Iqbal GP In between the crazy weekend cooking and endless school homework tasks, I have managed to carve a few minutes to […]