Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model
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 […]
Germany to ban civil servants, judges, soldiers from wearing full-face veil
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 […]
‘Religiously neutral’: German parliament approves partial ban on full-face veil
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 […]
Wearing A Hijab, A Young Muslim Boxer Enters The Ring
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 […]
UKIP seeks ban on face-covering veils, new Muslim schools
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 […]
3-Day Trinity Exhibit ‘Hijabs And Hoodies’ Challenges Stereotypes
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. […]
Black Muslims aim for unity in challenging time for Islam
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 […]
‘I feel so guilty’: Muslim women discuss removing their hijab at work
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 […]
China Uighurs: Xinjiang ban on long beards and veils
Source: BBC China has introduced new restrictions in the far western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism. The measures include prohibiting “abnormally” long […]
BBC Video: Dr. Myriam François on Hijab and European Courts
“In white secular Europe, neutrality reflects the norms of white secular people.” Myriam Francois-Cerrah All pictures of mother Mary need to be taken down in Europe, given EU’s court decision, for […]
Muslim men need to understand that the Quran says they should observe hijab first, not women
Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid For some reason, a lot of men seem to think they can simply force women to observe hijab. Instead, the Quran and Prophet Muhammad are […]
Video: 20 Things Muslim Women Are Tired of Hearing From Men
As part of Teen Vogue’s #AskA series, we asked Muslim girls to share what it is like being an American Muslim girl today. The Muslim Times has a large collection […]
Why Wearing a Hijab Should Be No One’s Decision But My Own
Source: Teen Vogue By Mariam Ansar In celebration of Muslim Women’s Day on March 27, Teen Vogue is highlighting the real stories of Muslim women. In this op-ed, Mariam Ansar talks […]
Like an invisibility cloak, Latina Muslims find the hijab hides their ethnicity — from Latinos
Source: Los Angeles Times Magdalena Al Omari, a Mexican American convert to Islam, slipped on the hijab and braced for whatever may come. It happened a few months later, in […]
Woman photographed in hijab on Westminster Bridge responds to online abuse
Source: The Guardian BY Elle Hunt and David Pegg A woman whose image became an Islamophobic meme after the Westminster terror attack has told of her horror and distress at the […]
Why I disagree with the censorship of social media and the imposition of hijab
Source: Dawn By Reem Wasay, who is a former Op-ed Editor of Daily Times. She can be reached at reemk80@gmail.com Pakistani representatives seem to be getting their ankle-length trousers into […]
Md. Student Forced Out Of Basketball Game Because Of Her Hijab
Source: baltimore.cbslocal.com BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The first 24 games of a season were played without a problem for 16-year-old Je’Nan Hayes. But a few weeks ago, she was barred from […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader claims gender equality is ‘Zionist plot’ aiming to corrupt role of women in society
Source: Independent UK By Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden Ayatollah Khamenei claims West makes women an ‘object of gratification’ Iran’s Supreme Leader has claimed gender equality is a “Zionist plot” aiming to corrupt […]
The flower of sweetest smell is shy and lowly
Source: Close to the source blog ON MARCH 17, 2017 BY TOOBA KHOKHAR Once upon a time, a poet of the British Isles remarked “the flower of sweetest smell is […]
Me, Myself and My Hijab
OXFORD, England — One of the many issues that have been raised here in the aftermath of the Brexit vote revolves around identity. What does it mean to be British, to look British, to sound British? Shaista Aziz, UK March 17, 2017 NYTimes.com I was born and raised here. I […]