An independent member of Austria’s parliament wore a headscarf during her general assembly speech Wednesday to protest the banning of the religious head covering in...
Read More »Video: Why Do You Wear Hijab?
What follows is an interview with Dina Soaring who decided to wear hijab when she was fifteen. The questions are as follows: Is there really an Islamophobia in America? Is Hijab an obligation? Why did you...
Read More »Philosophy behind Hijab on Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi’s Views
Hijab is one of the indispensable parts of the Islamic Law which has its roots in human emotions, reason, and intellect; it is also closely related to the realities of human life Therefore, if people consider the philosophy behind the legislation of Hijab and...
Read More »Video: Take Your Hijab Off Or Quit Boxing
When Amaiya Zafar first started boxing, she was prohibited from competing in her first tournament because she was wearing long sleeves, leggings, and a hijab underneath her uniform. Zafar didn’t take disappointment lying down. Instead, she fought to...
Read More »Institutionalizing Sectarianism: The Lebanese Ja’fari Court and Shi’i Society under the French Mandate
The formal recognition of the Jaʿfari madhhab in Lebanon in January 1926 and the subsequent development of a state-led court system by the...
Read More »Video: English Women Wearing ‘Hijab’ 100 Years Ago
This footage shows that women in the North of England wear hijab just over 100 years ago...
Read More »First UK University Unveils Sports Hijab
Brunel University London has become the first UK university to unveil a sports hijab for its Muslim sportswomen...
Read More »Thailand Court Allows Schoolgirls to Wear Hijab
The Songkhla Provincial Administrative Court of Thailand has ordered that female Muslim students be allowed to wear a hijab at Anuban Pattani School in..
Read More »San Francisco Museum Set to Exhibit Contemporary Muslim Fashion
The exhibition touches on how the women define themselves through what they wear, thus offering a much-needed snapshot of present-day Muslim modest fashion...
Read More »First Hijab-Wearing Barbie Unveils in Honor of Athlete Ibtihaj Muhammad
Barbie-maker Mattel unveiled its first doll with a hijab headscarf Monday, in honor of Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first U.S. Olympic athlete to compete wearing the...
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