While hijab is important to me as both a religious and sociopolitical statement, it is not my skin. At the end of the day, it is a piece of fabric that can be shed.

Ahmed told Forbes she bought the scarf for about $10 last week from a New York Times Square street vendor along with an iconic I Heart NY T-shirt. It is part of handful of flag scarves Ahmed has ...

Friends believe Agsa Parvez was strangled for not wearing her head scarf. Dec. 12, 2007 — -- A 57-year-old Canadian man suspected of strangling his teenage daughter for not wearing her ...

Relative security improvements in Baghdad and the disappearance of militiamen and al Qaeda members from the streets have reduced the pressure on Iraqi women to wear the "hijab," or head scarf.

I started wearing hijab at the age of 21. In my quest to become a “better Muslim”, I began reading the English translation of the Qur’an, where I came across a verse in which women are told ...

In Malaysia, which is predominantly Muslim, some women wear the hijab, a head scarf that shows the face but covers the hair, ears and neck. And some do not. A new documentary, "Siapa Aku?" or "Who ...

This story is from June 3, 2023 ‘Hijab’ row: Scarf won’t be must in uniform, says school TNN / Updated: Jun 3, 2023, 08:50 IST AA Follow us ...

In 2011, eight female students in Aqtobe successfully sued a university over its hijab ban. Kazakhstan's constitution guarantees the right to practice any faith freely and without restriction.