Source: The Straits Times By Wahyudi SoeriaatmadjaIndonesia Correspondent JAKARTA – The Indonesian government has banned schools throughout the vast country from forcing students or faculty members to don a tudung […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The picture above could be of my paternal grandmother in her younger years, she was born in […]
Source: Swiss Info A proposed ban on burkas and other face covering in Switzerland is supported mainly by the political right but also partly by liberal feminists on the left. […]
By FRANCIS AKHALBEY | Content Manager Francis Akhalbey is a Social Media techie, Writer and Content Manager. He loves basketball and dreams to make it in the NBA in his […]
The court ruled that the law, which prevented girls younger than 10 from wearing the headscarf, was ‘discriminatory’. The legislation banned the wearing of ‘religious clothing that is associated with […]
By AFP – Oct 23,2020 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — Two women accused of stabbing two other women wearing Muslim headscarves near the Eiffel Tower in Paris and trying to […]
Source: BBC The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called “virginity certificates” for traditional religious marriages. It is part of draft legislation […]
By Alaa Elassar CNN — A Tennessee high school athlete was disqualified from a volleyball match for wearing a hijab, prompting calls for a statewide rule change. Najah Aqeel, a […]
There are two types of hijabs. The difference is huge Source: The Washington Post By Masih Alinejad and Roya Hakakian Masih Alinejad is the author of “The Wind in My […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA The state-run Turkish Human Rights and Equality Agency (TIHEK) slapped a TL 5,000 ($729) fine on the administration of a condominium that banned women from […]
Source: TRT World By Nabila Ramdani French laws against Muslim women with face-coverings stand in marked contrast to its pandemic policy. Is this a double standard? Division and hate are the usual results when allegedly civilised societies get involved in debates about face coverings. Whether it is Boris Johnson describing […]
Source: The Washington Post By James Mcauley France, the originator of the burqa ban, has done more than any other Western nation over the past decade to resist face coverings […]
Source: The Conversation By Katherine Bullock Grey’s Anatomy, the longest running prime-time medical drama on U.S. television, contains many scenes of doctors and nurses in full gear (hospital scrubs, […]
Source: TRT World As the world looks for ways to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, face masks have become commonplace in France and other countries that restrict face veils. The wearing […]
Source: Al Hakam 11th April 2020 By Jalees Ahmad, London Engulfed in the coronavirus pandemic, the world has been forced into making drastic changes in lifestyle to combat this virus. […]
Source: TRT World The draconian counter-terrorism law Schedule 7 was used by police to force the woman to remove her hijab at Heathrow Airport for photos. In October 2018, Asiyah was forced to take off her hijab so male officers could photograph her at London’s Heathrow airport. This power granted […]
Source: The Local Fr By Ingri Bergo Arguments over Muslim women wearing headscarves surface fairly regularly in France. As the Muslim community again hit the headlines we speak to the […]
Source: Daily Sabah, Europe Swedish furniture and home goods retailer IKEA came to the defense of a Muslim employee after an Islamophobic online customer review of its store in Aubonne, […]
By Aysha Khan (RNS) — In October, a 16-year-old cross-country runner made headlines across the country when her fastest 5K of the season was disqualified from a local district meet because she […]
Source: Daily Mail By Kylie Stevens Police in Canberra will no longer issue fines to riders who wear a headdress for religious reasons caught riding without a helmet. The new […]