Pope Francis urges France to respect Muslim women’s right to wear hijab
Source: Albawaba News Pope Francis has urged France to respect the right of Muslim women to profess their faith and wear the hijab just like Christians are allowed to wear […]
Modest Muslim Clothing Store Hopes To Cater To People Of All Faiths
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor Muslim fashion bloggers and designers have been making an impact in the online fashion world for years. Now, one exclusively online modest fashion company is taking a big leap of faith by opening a brick-and-mortar store in Florida. Verona Collection, a company that designs […]
WHAT CAN THE U.S. LEARN FROM RADICALIZATION IN THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD?
Source: The New Yorker By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Benjamin Wallace-Wells began contributing to The New Yorker in 2007, and joined the magazine as a staff writer in 2015. He writes mainly […]
Iran arrests eight for ‘un-Islamic’ Instagram modelling
Source: BBC Iran has arrested eight people working for online modelling agencies deemed to be “un-Islamic”, the prosecutor of Tehran’s cybercrimes court has said. The arrests are part of […]
The Beautiful Reasons Why These Women Love Wearing A Hijab
Source: Huffington Post By Yasmin Nouh;Blog Editor, The Huffington Post The New York Times recently published a “guide“ to Muslim headscarves. The article intended to illuminate an Islamic concept that […]
Man Pleads Guilty After Pulling Woman’s Hijab Off on Plane
Source: Yahoo News A man pleaded guilty to religious obstruction on Friday after pulling off a woman’s hijabon an airplane last year. Gill Parker Payne, 37, was on a Southwest […]
Military school denies Muslim’s request to wear headscarf
Source: MSN CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Citadel military school in South Carolina has denied a request by a newly admitted student to wear a traditional Muslim headscarf. The Citadel said […]
Citadel military college bans prospective Muslim student from wearing headscarf
theguardian — South Carolina institution official cites school policy of having cadets look similar as its president says ‘uniformity is cornerstone’ of program The Citadel military college has barred a newly accepted Muslim student from wearing a headscarf. Photograph: Alamy The Citadel military college has decided a newly accepted Muslim […]
Not Every Woman Who Wears The Headscarf Is Oppressed
Huff Post: The headscarf is a controversial and widely-discussed issue today. It has been perceived as a political symbol, a symbol for oppression, as well as a fashion statement. So, what is it? No one can really decide. Can’t we just call it like it is? It’s a headscarf. There […]
Muslim women kicked out of California restaurant sue for discrimination
Source: The Guardian By Sam Levin in San Francisco Seven Muslim women who were kicked out of a southern California restaurant are suing the business for discrimination, alleging that they were […]
What’s That You’re Wearing? A Guide to Muslim Veils
Source: The New York Times By RUSSELL GOLDMAN What in the World offers you glimpses of what our journalists are observing around the globe. Let us know what you think:whatintheworld@nytimes.com […]
What’s That You’re Wearing? A Guide to Muslim Veils
NY Times: They are banned in France, mandated in Saudi Arabia and a fashion statement in Indonesia. Veils for Muslim women come in all sizes, shapes and colors — and with […]
Undercover squad may mean more covering up for Tehran women
Source: Associated Press By NASSER KARIMI TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran resident Sousan Heidari has stopped letting her headscarf slip casually down over her neck and shoulders while driving in […]
In a fight against oppression, Iranian women call on Western tourists to violate hijab law
Source.ET Britain-based Iranian journalist Alinejad poses for a portrait in London. PHOTO: REUTERS Iranian women are risking punishment by taking pictures without their hijabs as part of a growing online campaign against the “oppressive law” and in show of solidarity with Western tourists who are required to follow the same […]
Who are Islamic ‘morality police’?
Source: BBC By BBC Monitoring The world through its media News that Iran has deployed thousands of undercover agents to enforce rules on dress has cast the spotlight on an […]
Why You Should Not Ask a Muslim Woman to Remove Her Hijab
Source: Huffington Post By Hawa Fuseini Writer, spoken word artist, and poet I am a Muslim woman and an American citizen. I wear the hijab as an expression of my free […]
Restrictions on Women’s Religious Attire
Source: Pew Research Center More countries restrict women’s ability to wear religious symbols or attire than require women to dress a certain way In many countries around the world, women’s choices about their attire and appearance are restricted to some degree by government laws, policies or regulations. In recent years, […]
Latvia Wants to Ban Face Veils, for All 3 Women Who Wear Them
Source: The New York Times By RICHARD MARTYN-HEMPHILL ZAUBE, Latvia — With her niqab, a face-covering Islamic veil that reveals just the wearer’s eyes, Liga Legzdina stands out amid pine […]
Islam not compatible with German constitution, says AfD party
Source: Reuters (Writing by Paul Carrel, editing by Louise Heavens) The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) said on Sunday Islam is not compatible with the German constitution and vowed to […]
Breaking News: Restrictions on Women’s Religious Attire
Source: Pew Research Center More countries restrict women’s ability to wear religious symbols or attire than require women to dress a certain way In many countries around the world, women’s […]