W. African leaders seek ban on full-face veil to prevent attacks
Source: Yahoo News Abuja (AFP) – West African leaders said Thursday they were seeking to “forbid” women wearing full-face veils in an effort to curb the growing number of female […]
Wheaton College says view of Islam, not hijab, got Christian teacher suspended
Source: Chicago Tribune If Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins had simply donned a headscarf to support her Muslim neighbors without explaining herself, she still might be administering final exams this […]
How muslim headscarves became a fashion empire
Source: BBC She’s a Malaysian celebrity with millions of fans. Every time she appears on screen, her adoring fans immediately rush to buy whatever she might have chosen to wear […]
Wheaton College professor placed on leave after wearing hijab
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s Comment: Would they put Mother Mary on leave if she was to revisit? For our collection of articles on Hijab please click here. Source: Chicago Tribune […]
Switzerland: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Federal Court rejects school headscarf ban
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Federal Court rejects school headscarf ban DEC 11, 2015 – 15:33 School authorities appealed a cantonal administrative court decision that gave the green light to wear the headscarves. […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims in Canada launch a nationwide campaign: “Je Suis Hijabi” “I Am Hijabi”
To dispel myths about Hijab, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMJ) has launched a nationwide campaign titled “Je Suis Hijabi”, or “I Am Hijabi”. It is to remove the misconceptions that […]
Nigeria: Muslims hit out amid national-service hijab row
Source: The Muslim News LAGOS, (AA) – Nigerian Muslims have rejected a ban on a ‘long hijab’ for female college graduates enrolling for national service. One Muslim group has described the […]
Switzerland overwhelmingly votes for burqa ban with £6,500 fine for Muslim women who rebel
Muslim women can no longer wear the full-body garment in shops, restaurants or public buildings and anyone caught flouting the ban could be struck with a £6,500 fine. The local […]
“The government has no business in the wardrobes of Canadians,” says Professor Aisha Ahmad
Why is the niqab an election issue? Q & A with professor Aisha Ahmad “…My wardrobe has fallen under increased scrutiny, as part of a toxic discourse that is pitting […]
How a Muslim veil is dominating Canada’s election race
Source: Washington Post Canada will hold its federal election in less than two weeks. For months, the contest has been viewed as a three-horse race between the ruling Conservative party of Prime […]
Niqab figures prominently in final Canadian leaders debate
Trudeau, Mulcair go on the offensive over niqab issue in 2nd French-language debate NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau went on the offensive over the issue of […]
Rivals accuse Canadian PM of pushing ban on veils to win votes
Canada’s two main opposition leaders have accused the prime minister, Stephen Harper, of trying to win votes by pushing a ban on Muslim women’s face coverings during citizenship ceremonies. Harper’s Conservatives, locked in a tight race with the New Democrats and the Liberals ahead of an election on 19 October, […]
Video: Canada: Niqab OK at citizenship ceremonies, Federal Court
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 Source: Toronto Star OTTAWA—A Federal Court of Appeal panel has dismissed a government appeal over a ban on face coverings at citizenship ceremonies. The three justices ruled from the […]
Are non-Muslims Equally Concerned about Hijab of Nuns, as the Muslim Women
Nuns of a New Generation Forge Their Own Path Source: NY Times Mechanical bulls, rock-climbing walls, bounce houses, go-karts: Before becoming a nun, Sister Virginia Joy helped insure them all. […]
Sikhs Mark Anniversary of Temple Shooting with Community Service
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post “Regardless of what the situation is, we need to always spread love and peace and keep helping each other.” This […]
Pew Research Center: How people in Muslim countries prefer women to dress in public
BY JACOB POUSHTER 523 COMMENTS UPDATE: Read our Q&A with the author of the Univ. of Michigan study for more information on survey methods and to see how responses differed by gender, age, education […]
US retailer pays $25,000 to Muslim woman in headscarf suit
World Bulletin / News Desk A U.S. fashion retailer has agreed to pay more than $25,000 to a Muslim woman who was denied a job because she wore a […]
What I’m really thinking: the woman in the hijab
Source: The Guardian Anonymous I’m walking down the street and I can feel what you’re thinking when you see me. “Why is she even wearing that? Maybe he is forcing […]
Buddhist monks seek to ban schoolgirls from wearing headscarves in Burma
theguardian: by Simon Lewis — Influential group of monks also plans to encourage people to vote for candidates who ‘will not let our race and religion disappear’ in this year’s elections An influential group of Buddhist monks in Burma is proposing to ban Muslim schoolgirls from wearing headscarves, in the latest sign […]
Iran: Let the women take off their hijabs, give the right to choose
Let the women of Iran take off their hijabs, give them the right to choose! By Faraz Talat 13 minutes ago, tribune.com.pk CommentsShare thisPrintEmail Where citizens are forced to abide by the […]