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The hijab is the head covering that some Muslim women choose to wear in public and the presence of non-related men. CAIR staff attorney Nadia Bayado led a discussion covering Muslim women’s ...

Iran's parliament has approved a new hijab law imposing severe fines on women who violate dress codes. This move comes amid growing defiance and protests following Mahsa Amini's death. https://p ...

And that's because she wears a hijab. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the Geneva, Switzerland-based organization that governs the sport worldwide, in 2017 overturned a global ban ...

After months of campaigning by sporting organizations, France has not reversed its decision to ban French athletes who observe the hijab from participating in the summer Olympics; a move that ...

Zuleyha Keskin is an associate professor at the Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation at Charles Sturt University (CSU) and explains that the word hijab is multifaceted. She says it can be ...

(Jakarta) – The Indonesian government should better enforce a revised state school uniform regulation to protect girls and women from being required to wear the hijab, Human Rights Watch said today.

The wife of Iran’s president said in a new interview Sunday that the country’s new hijab law is being implemented "out of respect for women," even as violators could face 10 years in prison.

Sophia Johnston says deputies forced her to take off her hijab for a mugshot in Tennessee, according to her federal lawsuit. Attorney Daniel A. Horwitz A devout Muslim woman was threatened with ...

The hijab became compulsory for women and girls over the age of 9 in 1981, two years after the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The move triggered protests that were swiftly crushed by the new authorities.

When she appeared wearing a hijab, the referee asked her to take off her headscarf, referring to the rules of world governing body FIFA. Mansour refused, and her team left the tournament in protest.

The police unit patrols to enforce mandatory hijab laws in Iran. LONDON -- Iran's infamous hijab police, known as the "morality police," are again patrolling the streets, Iranian authorities said.