Non-Muslim Americans wear hijab in solidarity for World Hijab Day
Source: BBC Women in America walked in the shoes of Muslim women by wearing a hijab for World Hijab Day. The BBC asked non-Muslim women why they decided to don […]
Austria to ban full-face veil in public places
Source: BBC Austria’s ruling coalition has agreed to prohibit full-face veils in public spaces such as courts and schools. It is also considering a more general ban on state employees […]
Crowdfunding raises $100,000 for new Australia Day campaign with girls in hijabs
Source: The Guardian By Helen Davidson Anti-racism campaigners have called for the return of an Australia Day billboard in Melbourne which was taken down after the company allegedly received threats over […]
Australia Day billboards with girls in hijabs to appear nationwide after campaign raises $130,000
Source: The Guardian By Helen Davidson Campaign plans to put up dozens of billboards across capital cities with surplus funding going to Indigenous organisations A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than […]
Australia Day billboard featuring girls in hijabs removed after threats
theguardian — Digital sign in Melbourne showing two Muslim girls in front of the Australian flag sparks furious social media debate and threats to company A digital sign advertising Australia Day 2017 featured images of people from various cultural backgrounds, including one picture of two Muslim girls in front of […]
Get rid of the burqa existing stock within 48 hours
Source: Dawn Last week, officials from Morocco’s interior ministry took to the markets. There they visited some merchants and handed them a letter. “We notice that you sell the burqa,” the letter noted, before asking the merchants to get rid of the existing stock within 48 hours and to not […]
Malcolm Turnbull says Australia must put ‘safety first’ when asked about burqa ban
Source: The Guardian By Paul Karp Malcolm Turnbull said there were certain environments in which people’s faces shouldn’t be covered when asked about a call to ban the burqa in […]
Burqa ban splits Morocco society
Source: Arab News RABAT: Morocco’s ban on the sale and production of full-face veils (burqa) has sharply divided opinions in the North African country. Writers and intellectuals have condemned the […]
Muslim Girls Must Attend Mixed Swim Class, European Court Rules
Source: Huffington post By Gilbert Reilhac Mandatory school activities overrode religious convictions. A Muslim couple who refused on religious grounds to allow their two young daughters take part in boys-and-girls […]
Boycott of world chess championship ‘would hurt women in Iran’
Source: The Guardian Leading player urges contenders to look beyond hijab law, to the boost contest would give women’s sport in country Mitra Hejazipour, pictured, said: ‘These games are important […]
Morocco Said to Ban Sale of Burqas, Citing Security Concerns
Source: The New York Times By AIDA ALAMI CASABLANCA, Morocco — Morocco has banned the burqa, the full-body veil worn by some conservative Muslim women, according to local media reports. […]
Reports: Morocco bans sale of full-face veil
Source: Al Jazeera News media say law due to take effect soon also prohibits import and marketing of garment in “all cities and towns”. Morocco has banned the production and […]
The mysterious masked women of Iran
Source: BBC By Rodolfo Contreras A jumble of cultures The people in Hormozagan province on Iran’s southern cost are known as Bandari (Port People). Once an important stop on the […]
Austrian minister calls for headscarf ban for public servants
Source: Reuters Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he wanted to ban public servants, including school teachers, from wearing the Islamic headscarf. Kurz, of […]
Putting Faith and Sports on the Same Team
Source: The New York Times By CLAIRE MARTIN Fatimah Hussein was born in Somalia and immigrated to Minneapolis when she was 6 with her family, fleeing civil war. Ms. Hussein […]
Army: Soldiers can wear turbans, beards, hijabs
Source: RNS By Adelle M. Banks WASHINGTON (RNS) New Army regulations will allow soldiers to wear turbans, beards and hijabs under most circumstances, reflecting a change Sikhs have sought for […]
As Inauguration Day nears, Muslims wonder whether Trump’s tough talk will turn into action
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Sarah Parvini|Contact Reporter Aisha Shafi stuffed pens and notebooks into her sons’ backpacks and buzzed around her San Marcos home as she made sure the boys were ready […]
Four Ted Talks about Hijab to Solve Islamophobia
Suggested Reading Three Hijabis: The Three Muslim Women, Who Received Nobel Prize Iranian Woman wins Highest Prize in Math – Fields Medal The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute Islamophobia […]
Man grabbed hijab from woman’s head in ‘hate crime,’ Newark mayor says
Source: NJ.com By Marisa Iati | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter Mayor Ras Baraka welcomes residents to the 31st annual christmas tree lighting […]
‘No ill feelings,’ Muslim woman assaulted in Applebee’s tells her attacker in court
Source: Star Tribune By Paul Walsh Star Tribune A Muslim woman who was assaulted with a beer mug by a woman in a Coon Rapids restaurant told the defendant during […]