OPEN LETTER: THE HIJAB IS A REMINDER THAT GOD IS ABOVE ME
Source: World religion news By Nusrat Qadir Nusrat J. Qadir works with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on issues related to Islam. She is also a neonatal intensive care unit registered […]
Dolce & Gabbana debuts line of hijabs and abayas
Source: CNN (CNN)Luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana is eschewing its signature sexy silhouettes for something a little more modest — for one special collection at least. For the first […]
Gambia says female govt workers must wear headscarves
Source: Reuters Gambia on Tuesday ordered female government employees to wear headscarves at work in a sign that the West African country is embracing a Muslim identity one month after […]
Merry Christmas to the 300 million Orthodox Christian brothers and sisters; celebrating today
Epigraph: Muhammad, thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants […]
Christian college moves to fire professor who said Muslims worship same god
theguardian: by Ryan Felton — Larycia Hawkins, a tenured associate professor at Wheaton College, made headlines after wearing headscarf following San Bernardino shooting Wheaton College has taken steps to fire Larycia Hawkins. Photograph: Stacey Wescott/AP A Christian college in suburban Chicago has launched termination proceedings against a tenured professor who […]
Dolce & Gabbana is catering to a soon-to-be $484 billion market most retailers ignore
Style.com Arabia announced on Sunday that Dolce & Gabbana was debuting a line with abayas and hijabs, a first for the brand. Style.com Arabia, which exclusively revealed the line for the […]
Accosted for her hijab, woman now teaches Muslim empowerment
Source: Associated Press When she was 16, Rana Abdelhamid was accosted on the streets of New York by a man who tried to pull off the head scarf she wears […]
Woman sentenced for ripping off hijab of Muslim woman
Source: Daily Mail UK ‘Get out of our country, you terrorist!’: Woman sentenced for ripping off hijab of terrified Muslim woman and subjecting her to a shocking racist tirade Ann-Maria […]
The Great Hypocritical Muslim Cover-Up
Source: The Daily Beast By Majid Nawaz ‘World Hijab Day’ is worse than passé. It’s time to make the veil a matter of choice in Iran and Saudi Arabia, for […]
My Hijab is both Islamic and Unforced
December 26, 2015 by Qasim Rashid 1 Comment By Mansura Minhas Richard Dawkins recently called upon Muslim women to shun their Hijabs as a show of solidarity with the victims of Paris attacks. Dawkins is an anti-theist, wholly ignorant to Islam. Thus, his case against the Hijab fits perfectly well […]
Hijab: Oppressive or Islamic
Patheos.con: By Ayesha Noor I went shopping on a hot June afternoon. I wore a cool beige outer garment over my Jeans and top and complimented it with a blue […]
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 […]