A hijab featuring a magnetic "quick-release system" designed to help female Muslim police officers on patrol has been put ...

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 ...

Some Americans believe that the Islamic faith is oppressive for women. In the West, particularly in France, the hijab, or headscarf, that many Muslim women wear has become a symbol of this perceived ...

When it comes to women’s clothing, Islam has very high standards. According to Islamic piety, it must be long, loose, and free of any clearance, and it must cover the full body. However, there are ...

France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez rejected on Sunday a new proposal that would ban girls under 18 from wearing the ...

AirAsia’s decision to allow female cabin crew the option to wear the hijab while on duty across all flight routes starting next year is a progressive ...

On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that several imams in the U.S. told women in the Muslim community they can remove their hijab if they fear being targeted. This comes on the heels of several ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei asserts that women can actively participate in all aspects of life according to ...

Authorities have opened a criminal case against the organisers of a marathon on Kish Island after images emerged of women ...

It has been a legal requirement to have a veil mandatorily since the 1979 Islamic revolution, which had replaced the ...

Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign and subsequent election as New York City's first Muslim mayor in November 2025 has ...

Today, some Muslim women in America may wear the hijab as a way of asserting their pride in the face of Islamophobia. World Hijab Day, celebrated on Feb. 1, starting in 2013, came about through the ...