The Headscarf, Fear, And Islamophobia
Source: Huffington Post By Zainab Salbi Founder of Women for Women International, Media Host of The Zainab Salbi Project and Nida’a Show If you want to understand the rise of Islamophobia […]
Hijab: Quran is to be Understood in the Context of Time – Every One Knows It But Does Not Say It
Also read the commentary on this article by ALIX CULBERTSON in the Daily and Sunday Express of UK: “A LEADING Muslim religious commentator has said he “abhors” the Burka for […]
Lawmaker to withdraw ‘anti-burqa’ bill after wave of criticism
Source: THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION By Aaron Gould Sheinin State Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Woodbine, said Thursday he will withdraw his proposed legislation that would ban women from wearing burqas on public property in Georgia. Spencer filed the bill on Monday, the first day lawmakers could present legislation to be considered when the Legislature returns in […]
FIBA allows player to wear hijab on court
Source: The Daily Sabah The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) gave permission Thursday for a female Muslim basketball player to wear her headscarf while playing. The federation announced that 18-year-old Noha […]
Hijab-wearing U-M student threatened with being set on fire
Source: Detroit Free Press Ann Arbor police are looking for a man who demanded that a University of Michigan student remove her hijab, a headscarf often worn by Muslim women, or be set on fire with a lighter. The woman complied, according to a crime alert from the university’s division of […]
Women in Islam: Removing the Veil of Prejudice. Ahmadiyya Croatia!
By Zubair Khan From last 3 years by the grace of Almighty, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Croatia participates in Croatian International Book Fair known as Interliber. It is organised in famous Exhibition halls of Croatian capital city of Zagreb. Spread over two very big halls hundreds of exhibitors enact their stalls […]
Louisiana student ‘fabricated’ story of hijab attack, police say
Source: The Washington Post By Derek Hawkins and Fred Barbash A student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette fabricated a story that she was attacked and had her hijab rippped off, police said Thursday. The attack was one of several reported in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory. […]
She’s one of the new faces of CoverGirl. And she’s wearing a hijab.
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Larimer Nura Afia’s YouTube channel has thousands and thousands of subscribers. You can see her here, giving a smoky eye makeup tutorial. And here, going over […]
Why has the pope said no to women priests?
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Rome (CNN) Pope Francis’ resounding no to women becoming priests may come as a surprise considering the popular narrative of him as a reformer who seeks […]
Interview of Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslims about Women Rights, Hijab and Extremism
The middle section of this interview is about women rights, segregation and Hijab in Islam, starting at minute 11 of this video. Peter Mansbridge One on One with Hazrat Mirza […]
Hijab in profession
Source: Dawn By Sidra Khan; Rawalpindi WELL, I am new to my self-chosen hijab world but I can feel the problems hijabi girls go through every day. These five months are […]
Channel 4 presenter says hijab ruling means it’s ‘open season’ on Muslims
theguardian: by Matthew Weaver — Newsreader Fatima Manji condemns decision by press regulator Ipso as ‘fundamentally flawed’ in appeal Fatima Manji. Ipso ruled that in the context of the Nice attack, MacKenzie had a right to question her headdress under free speech. Photograph: Twitter The presenter Fatima Manji has questioned […]
Channel 4 presenter says hijab ruling means it’s ‘open season’ on Muslims
Source: The Guardian By Matthew Weaver The presenter Fatima Manji has questioned whether the press regulator will ever prohibit hate speech on the grounds of religion after it cleared the Sun […]
Janet Jackson spotted for first time in full Islamic dress since announcing pregnancy
Mirror Geraldine McKelvie Previous SlideNext Slide © Provided by Trinity Mirror Plc Credits: XPOSUREPHOTOS.COM Singer Janet Jackson was this week spotted in public for the first time since announcing her […]
Canadian MP shuts down headscarf critic (worn while welcoming Khalifa of Islam)
Source: https://www.rabwah.net/canadian-mp-shuts-down-headscarf-critic/ Canadian female Ministers had to face criticism online after they welcomed a Muslim leader to the Parliament while wearing a head covering. The ‘Khalifa of Islam‘ who is the worldwide head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was welcomed to Canadian Parliament by several Ministers including Debb Schulte and Judy Srgo. […]
Karena Virginia Learnt about Modest Dressing After Unwanted Sexual Touching by Trump
Woman accuses Trump of touching her breast outside U.S. Open in 1998 Source: Yahoo News Another woman came forward Thursday accusing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of “inappropriate sexual conduct” […]
Two months of house arrest for man who pulled off woman’s hijab
Source: ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL By Katy Barnitz / Journal Staff Writer Khawla Abdel-Haq said she felt like she’d been undressed when Gill Parker Payne pulled the hijab off her head during a flight to Albuquerque in December, “He violated me, not just took off my scarf,” she said in an interview after […]
Quebec renews burqa ban debate in parliament
Source: the Guardian By Ashifa Kassam in Toronto A bitter debate over identity, religion and tolerance has resumed in the Canadian province of Quebec, as parliamentary hearings begin on proposed legislation […]
Lindsay Lohan on being ‘crucified’ for holding the Quran in the US and wearing a headscarf
Source: Dawn In 2015, Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan was criticised in the US for carrying the Quran while walking the streets of New York. This year she donned a headscarf […]
Is hijab an object of derision?
SABRIA S. JAWHAR | Published — Monday 10 October 2016 Sabria S. Jawhar When western feminists and human rights activists attack Islam they often zero in on the most obvious target: The hijab. The hijab is also the object of derision among bigots who feel it’s their duty to attack […]