Muslim women have spoken about how wearing the hijab is “empowering” in the face of a new poll that has revealed almost half of Britons believe that women are pressured into putting it on. The survey ...

A coalition of Muslim women organisations has renewed calls for an end to discrimination against hijab-wearing women across Nigeria.

After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, large-scale protests have taken place in Iran and all over the world. Captured for alleged improper wear of the hijab, the mandatory ...

Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim ...

Join Porter Public Library and the West Cleveland Muslim Association for stories and conversation highlighting the meaning behind the hijab and Ramadan, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 1.

Despite Supreme Court judgment and awareness of the significance of wearing hijab, Nigerian Muslim women, on Wednesday lamented public discrimination against women in hijab. At a briefing to ...

Twenty-one-year-old Alia Saleeban started wearing the headscarf when she was 14. A senior at Howard University, she hadn't been forced to make the decision; instead, she donned the head covering when ...

American department store Macy's sparked a fierce debate on Thursday, when it launched a line of "modest clothing" that featured hijabs. The Verona Collection was founded by fashion photographer Lisa ...

A Michigan woman is suing after she said her civil rights were violated when she was forced to remove her hijab for a mugshot that was later posted publicly online. The Michigan chapter of the Council ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caitlin Killian, Drew University (THE CONVERSATION) Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the ...