Zurich lawmakers want headscarf ban in schools
Canton Zurich’s parliament has voted in favour of a ban on religious head coverings for female pupils and teachers in schools. Listen to the articleToggle language selectorSaveShare This content was […]
Swiss canton bans headscarves for female teachers
The St Gallen cantonal council has approved a cross-party motion that will result in a ban on headscarves for female teachers. The motion and subsequent debate was triggered by a case in Eschenbach. In the summer of 2025, parents in Eschenbach objected to the employment of a young teacher who […]
Swiss parliament to debate ban on headscarves in schools
The right-wing Swiss People’s Party is once again proposing a debate in parliament on a ban on headscarves in schools. It wants to ban the wearing of the hijab for girls under the age of 16 with several motions. One of these proposals could find a majority. Listen to the […]
The Evolution of Headscarves: From Ancient Egypt to the Red Carpet
Home / Strength & Style Journal Previous March 12, 2023 Head coverings in ancient times- practical and traditional uses Historians have found evidence of headscarves in ancient Egyptian tombs and artwork as […]
NYC to pay $17.5M to Muslim women forced to remove headscarves
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK APR 05, 2024 – DAILY SABAH A line of police cars are parked along a street in Times Square, New York, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. (AP […]
Turkish constitutional committee approves amendment on headscarf
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL JAN 25, 2023 – A view from a session of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) General Assembly in the capital Ankara, Türkiye, Oct. […]
Headscarf amendment to secure women’s right to choose: Erdoğan
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL JAN 09, 2023 – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C), the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) chairperson, speaks at the “Marching to Great Türkiye with Women: Women […]
Iran: mass strike starts amid mixed messages about abolishing morality police
Rights and freedomIran Shopkeepers and lorry drivers from almost 40 cities are participating in mass walkouts Supported by About this content Patrick Wintour and Maryam FoumaniMon 5 Dec 2022 Iranian shopkeepers and […]
‘Everyone knew their role’: How Iranians united on a night of dramatic protest against the regime
On Tehran’s Shariati Street, both sides geared up for battle in a confrontation that stretched into the night, as Borzou Daragahi reports 4 days ago 23Comments The burly, bearded men on motorcycles […]
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 […]
Headscarf debate returns to Turkish politics at initiative of secularist opposition
The CHP becomes proactive against Erdogan’s “religious populist games.” A supporter of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Justice and Development party flag during a rally on June […]
Ahmadi women should raise their voices against repressive hijab laws: Lajna members of Sweden meet Hazrat Khalifatul Masih
26th November 2021 On 21 November 2021, Ahmadi women from Lajna Imaillah Sweden were blessed with a virtual meeting with Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa in which they had the opportunity to […]
Why not the freedom to choose?
Why not the freedom to choose? Rafia Zakaria Published November 10, 2021 – THE Council of Europe, a human rights body, was only trying to help. They recently launched a campaign to […]
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 […]
According to the ECJ ruling: The banishment of the headscarf, cross and kippah
15/07/2021 Employers can dictate religious neutrality to their employees, says the European Court of Justice. But freedom has its limits. We mean everyone, but in fact it mainly affects Muslim […]
Headscarves can be banned for Muslims at work under certain conditions, top EU court rules
Companies may ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, says top EU court. In a 2017 ruling, the EU court in Luxembourg had already said companies may […]
Armed with a Headscarf
Jewish women in the cemetery in Tunis in 1908. Scherl/süddeutsche Zeitung Photo These images were part of an exhibition in 2018/19, titled ‘Veiled, Unveiled!, The Headscarf’. The Weltmuseum Wien presented 17 distinct positions […]
The Complicated History of Headscarves
Since ancient times, across so many cultures and for myriad reasons, women have covered their hair — an act tied up in competing notions of freedom and oppression.By Liana Aghajanian Dec 20, […]
In France, the age of consent for sex could soon be lower than for wearing the hijab – that really is where we are
Source: Independent By Pragya Agarwal @DrPragyaAgarwal 3 days ago 29 comments Assuming that all Muslim women in headscarves are oppressed is ignorant. Women cannot be empowered by taking away their autonomy, […]
Three things the world can learn from contemporary Muslim women’s fashion
A deeper understanding of Muslim women’s clothing could help tackle stereotypes around Islam, writes Liz Bucar. Visitors to the Contemporary Muslim Fashions display at the de Young Museum of San […]