France Reminds The World It Hates Women
The French ban on Muslim Olympians from wearing the hijab is not a secular value—its fascist oppression—and a symptom of France’s systemic abuse of women QASIM RASHID JUL 25, 2024 […]
Veiling in Christianity and Islam: A comparative analysis
7th June 2024 Sofia Qureshi, USA The layers covering the head and body of a Muslim woman often evoke a visceral response in a Western audience. Something seen as a […]
Top court rules EU govt offices can ban Islamic headscarves at work
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – AFP ISTANBUL NOV 28, 2023 The entrance to the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg, Oct. 5, 2015. (AP Photo) RECOMMENDED The Court of Justice of the […]
French schools’ ban on abayas and headscarves is supposedly about secularism − but it sends a powerful message about who ‘belongs’ in French culture
September 29, 2023 Surel Twitter Facebook81 LinkedIn Cetak France’s decision to ban public school students from wearing the abaya – a long dress or robe popular among women in certain Muslim cultures […]
UK unveils ‘Hijab’ sculpture, to celebrate women who wear hijab
A ‘hijab’ sculpture has been unveiled in the Smethwick area of Birmingham in the UK to celebrate women who wear the hijab. The sculpture, believed to be the first of […]
Egypt bans niqab at schools, ‘conditionally’ allows hijab
MENA Nabila El-Gaafary Egypt – Cairo 12 September, 2023 The rather conservative niqab has long been advocated by extremist religious groups and Salafi sheikhs, even though it is known for […]
France’s Macron says schools will be ‘intractable’ in enforcing ban on robes often worn by Muslims
French President Emmanuel Macron says public school students won’t get past the door if they show up dressed in long robes mainly worn by Muslims Via AP news wire3 days […]
France abaya ban: Muslim girls gear up for return to school without long dresses
Young women criticise the ban as discriminatory, but some are ready to stop wearing the long dresses to prioritise their education A woman wearing an abaya dress in Marseille, southern […]
Denmark: Muslim protest sparked amid French school hijab ban
Tuesday, 29 August 2023 10:37 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 29 August 2023 10:50 PM ] Robert CarterPress TV, Copenhagen A French private school in Denmark has sparked a major row after allegedly […]
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
bbc.com By Ece Goksedef BBC News Students will be banned from wearing abaya, a loose-fitting full-length robe worn by some Muslim women, in France’s state-run schools, the education minister has […]
French court suspends controversial burkini ban in seaside town
DISCRIMINATION 7 HOURS AGO trt.com The controversial ban, imposed by Frejus Mayor David Rachline of the far-right National Rally, faced legal challenge from the Human Rights League (LDH). A court […]
France: Veiled Muslim women and the politics of the new secularism
Hanane Karimi 19 June 2023 The alliances created to protect the French hegemonic order, in particular between feminist groups and political groups, despise the ‘bad’ feminity of the veil Women […]
Muslim student sues German professor for insulting headscarf
BY ANADOLU AGENCY COLOGNE JUN 12, 2023 Bonn Rhein Sieg University in Sankt Augustin, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (Shutterstock File Photo) AMuslim student filed a criminal complaint after being racially insulted by […]
In France, Secularism Is a Justification for Discrimination Against Muslims
Story by Audrey Pettit • Tuesday Growing up in the US, I admired France’s secular vision of social democracy. But teaching in Lyon’s working-class suburbs taught me that, in practice, laïcité is […]
Headscarved women in Austria face more anti-Muslim hate than men
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL MAR 30, 2023 A Muslim in a headscarf rides a bus in Vienna, Austria, Aug. .8 2017. (Shutterstock Photo) Muslim women wearing the headscarf in Austria face […]
Muslim woman becomes 1st headscarf-wearing judge in US
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA MAR 24, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Nadia Kahf holds her gavel after being appointed as a judge, in Passaic County Superior Court, New Jersey, U.S., March 23, […]
I proudly wear a hijab. Forget the stereotypes – it’s a sign of style and strength
OpinionIslamic veil Rabina Khan The Islamic extremists may not like it, nor the bigoted Islamophobes, but today’s Muslim women have revolutionised the narrative of the hijab Fashionistas and influencers during […]
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. […]
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from working for NGOs
By Aalia Farzan, Neggeen Sadid & James FitzGerald BBC News An order by the Taliban banning women from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has been condemned by the United Nations, […]