"I had started praying five times a day consistently ... and is supposed to make you unseen." For some Muslim women, wearing the hijab at puberty is common and out of respect, but their feelings ...

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"Why do you wear the hijab?" is a question I'm ... of solidarity with other visibly Muslim women (there's nothing quite like the friendships made in prayer rooms and swapping modest fashion ...

Nearly 4 in 10 American Muslim women do not wear the hijab, according to a 2017 study ... the mosque—to take time off from work for prayer or religious holidays, to grow a beard in the military ...

(RNS) — A Muslim woman living in France, parts of India or Quebec, in Canada, who publicly wears the hijab is faced with all manner of restrictions, if not outright bans, under a variety of laws ...