Muslims in France should assimilate, renounce religion
Muslims in France should assimilate, renounce religion: Zemmour BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL DEC 01, 2021 – 5:37 PM GMT+3 Far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour said Muslims living in France should […]
Les Hijabeuses: Muslim women footballers tackle French hijab ban
Source: Al Jazeera Women from the Parisian suburbs that produced Pogba and Mbappé say French Football Federation rules are discriminatory. By Alexander Durie; 13 Sep 2021 Paris, France – Since she was […]
PM Jacinda Adern: A Superstar Without Hijab and Sometimes With
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BBC debate: Are all religions, not just the Taliban, unfair to women?
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah Forget the sectarian differences, talking about real life issues: BBC Debate: Is The Niqaab A Barrier To Justice? Three Hijabis: The Three Muslim Women, Who […]
Forget the sectarian differences, talking about real life issues: BBC Debate: Is The Niqaab A Barrier To Justice?
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles in promoting Hijab and modest dressing The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment Personally, I believe, Niqaab or face veil is too conservative […]
‘I felt violated by the demand to undress’: three Muslim women on France’s hostility to the hijab
In France, a new law could seriously restrict women’s rights to wear headscarves in public, and there are fears that it will entrench Islamophobia Source: The Guardian By Myriam François, […]
Hijab Ban: A Medieval Practice
July 18, 2021 / 3 Comments by Voice Of British Muslim Women Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park I wish I could in earnest say that I was surprised to read that the top EU […]
Tokyo Olympics: German women’s gymnastics team wears full-body suits
25 July 2021.From the section Olympics Source: BBC Germany’s gymnasts wore full-body suits in women’s qualification at the Olympics as they continued their stand against the sexualisation of their sport. […]
How far should Muslim women in the West be allowed to cover up?
Source: The Economist By Erasmus Western governments are telling Muslim women not to cover up IN THE diverse democracies of the early 21st century, there are certain political and cultural […]
Turkey says EU headscarf ruling ‘grants legitimacy to racism’
Source: The Guardian Turkey’s cabinet ministers have criticised a European Union court’s decision to allow employers to ban headscarves from their workplaces, saying it is “a blow to the rights […]
How an EU court decision exposes conflicts in some strands of Islam
By Paigham Mustafa THERE was a major decision from Europe’s top court last week, which will have enormous significance for Muslims across member states. Of course, now that the UK is no […]
Macron party head warns candidate in headscarf won’t get party support
18 HOURS AGO Stanislas Guerini, who helped found President Macron’s centrist movement in 2016, threatens to pull back support for Sara Zemmahi, who is running for office in the southern […]
France votes to ban the hijab for anyone under the age of 18
By Sarah Joseph for Emirates Woman With veils being banned in public schools in 2004 in France, the French Senate has voted to ban the hijab for anyone under 18-years […]
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living The […]
Across Africa, hijab in schools divides Christians and Muslims
Some religious experts believe hijab should be banned from schools to create a learning environment free of religious influences. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — In its traditional form, religious veils worn […]
Concerns rise over Sri Lanka’s move to ban burqas
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Pakistani diplomat and a U.N. expert have expressed concerns over Sri Lanka’s proposed move to ban the wearing of burqas. Sri […]
Veiled in history: how women have been covered up
Source: Swiss Info In recent years it has mainly been Christian countries, especially in Europe, which have had issues with women wearing the veil, seen today as a form of […]
Pew Research Center: Most Western Europeans favor at least some restrictions on Muslim women’s religious clothing
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Swiss voters on Sunday approved a ban on the public wearing of certain face coverings, including burqas […]
Muslim Woman Featured In New Aussie Pandemic Heroes Postage Stamps
by IlmFeed A new set of five postage stamps paying tribute to “frontline heroes” features a Muslim healthcare worker wearing a headscarf. As well as healthcare staff, the new collection, […]