Erdogan proposes vote on right to wear Islamic headscarf
Headscarf was at the centre of debates in the 1990s By AFP – Oct 22,2022 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photograph taken and released on Thursday by the Press service of the […]
France violated rights treaty by banning headscarf in school: UN
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – AFP GENEVA AUG 03, 2022 A woman, wearing a hijab and a protective face mask, walks at Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, May […]
Le Pen vows headscarf fines in tight French election battle
By AFP – Apr 07,2022 JORDAN TIMES French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party Member of Parliament and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen speaks as she takes part in the show ’10 Minutes […]
Opinion: France’s liberté: Council of Europe pulls “My Headscarf My Choice” campaign amid pressure from France – what’s next?
5th November 2021 Asif Arif, Attorney at Law admitted to Paris Bar Here we are again. France takes more shocking steps in the history of individual freedom of religion and […]
Outrage over Islamophobic attack on woman in Istanbul
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY JUN 09, 2021 2:13 PM GMT+3 A collage of the photos of the victim Neşe Nur Akkaya (L) and the assault suspect E.Ç. published by Turkish media, Jun. […]
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 […]
New bill could ban headscarf for public employees in Germany
Government’s controversial move to ban religious symbols at work draws sharp criticism from Muslim organizations, experts Ayhan Simsek |07.05.2021 BERLIN Germany’s upper house of parliament approved a controversial piece […]
Armed with a Headscarf
The Virgin of Guadalupe. Los Angeles, USA, 2008. KHM-Museumsverband These images were part of an exhibition in 2018/19, titled ‘Veiled, Unveiled!, The Headscarf’. The Weltmuseum Wien presented 17 distinct positions related to wearing […]
Another Hijab Furor Hits France, Over a Mother on a School Trip
“Not here, not today,” a French politician told a woman wearing a head scarf. A photograph of her crying son went viral. Source: The New York Times By Aurelien Breeden […]
Thinly veiled Racism – by Khola Maryam Huebsch
Khola Maryam Hübsch Thinly veiled Racism Our outrage over the sexist Muslim male reveals a need to feel superior. It expresses a brand of cultural chauvinism that co-opts feminism as […]
Muslim woman becomes America’s first headscarf-wearing TV reporter
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON AA Photo Tahera Rahman knew her road to becoming the U.S.’s first headscarf-wearing Muslim television reporter would be fraught with obstacles. After graduating from Loyola University Chicago […]
Beneath the headscarf — Local Muslims hope to educate others about Islam
May 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly 2 Comments By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Rabail Sajjad Even when she is surrounded by friends, Rabail Sajjad notices stares from strangers […]
Police admin worker can wear hijab with a uniform, says human rights council
November 20, 2017 Photo: Depositphotos.com Police badge and radio. The Dutch police are wrong to ban a Muslim women officer from wearing a headscarf in a job where her contact […]
So what if I wear a headscarf?
TAMA’S TALES: So what if I wear a headscarf? http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43171318&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 11, 2017 – Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Some of her friends are Muslim and wear head scarves. Tama finds out how this has affected their lives. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch
Turkey’s lifting of military headscarf ban a boost for women
Source: Arab News By Sinem Cengiz, who is a Turkish political analyst who specializes mainly in issues regarding Turkey’s relations with the Middle East. She can be reached on Twitter @SinemCngz […]
Swiss court: you can’t be fired for wearing a headscarf
RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION Swiss court: you can’t be fired for wearing a headscarf By swissinfo.c A woman with a headscarf stands by Lake Zurich (Keystone) A Serbian Muslim woman has been awarded compensation by a Bern court after being sacked for wearing a headscarf. It is the first time in more […]
Canadian MP shuts down headscarf critic
October 20, 2016 | by Rabwah Times | Canadian female Ministers had to face criticism online after they welcomed a Muslim leader to the Parliament while wearing a head covering. The ‘Khalifa of Islam‘ who is the worldwide head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was welcomed to Canadian Parliament by several […]
Nigerian girls can wear headscarves to school, court rules
The ruling comes in response to an appeal against a Lagos state ban Image Credit: AP Muslim girls at a school in Kano, Nigeria. The headscarf issue has ignited passions in a country where some Boko Haram suicide bombers have disguised themselves as women. Published: 13:49 July 23, 2016 […]
Germany: Young Muslim takes on state on headscarf ban and wins
Young Muslim takes on state on headscarf ban and wins Source: The Local Published: 01 Jul 2016 A 25-year-old lawyer has taken on the state of Bavaria over its attempts […]
SWITZERLAND: Thousands demand headscarf ban in Valais
SCHOOL DRESSCODE FEB 22, 2016 – 20:54 Two young women studying in Zurich (Keystone) With an eye on Muslim hijab, Swiss People’s Party members in canton Valais have collected more than 4,000 signatures calling for a ban on headgear in public schools – despite a recent federal court decision rejecting […]