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...
April, 2019
March, 2019
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25 March
Video: Women in New Zealand Continue Wearing Hijab in Support of Muslim Community
Many of the woman in attendance continued making and wearing headscarves in solidarity with their Muslim neighbors...
February, 2019
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13 February
First UK University Unveils Sports Hijab
Brunel University London has become the first UK university to unveil a sports hijab for its Muslim sportswomen...
December, 2018
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6 December
Video: Muslim Woman’s Powerful Response to OFSTED’s Attempts to Ban Hijab
Latifa Abouchakra, a Muslim Teacher’s powerful response to OFSTED’s attempts to ban young Muslim students from wearing the hijab at NEU-NUT Section Annual Conference 2018.
September, 2018
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5 September
Iowa Group Offers Sports Hijab to Encourage Muslim Girls
An eastern Iowa non-profit group is offering sports hijab to Muslim girls to encourage them to play sports and stay active...
June, 2018
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30 June
Canadian Muslim Group Wins Stay of Quebec Hijab Law
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) has succeeded in a bid to delay institution of a face-covering law in the province of Quebec, the group said in a...
May, 2018
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14 May
In Defence of Islamic Laws+PDF
This book contains the text of three memoranda submitted by the author to the Kenyan government in response to a request by the government seeking clarification on issues of the laws of...
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5 May
Verona Collection: Modern Islamic Clothing+Pics
When Lisa Vogl, a single mother, photographer and also a Muslim revert, converted to Islam in 2011, couldn’t find many options for modest clothing and realised that many other Muslim women shared the same sentiments. Gone are those days when it was difficult for Muslim women to find clothing that ...
December, 2017
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30 December
Hijab, Meaning, Identity, Otherization and Politics: British Muslim Women
The fourth report in the British Muslim Expectations of Government series has been commissioned to highlight and identify Muslim responses and requirements...
October, 2017
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22 October
MSSU Educates Students about the Use of Hijabs
Representatives of the Muslim Student Union at Missouri Southern on Thursday hosted a Hijab Day in the student lounge, wherein they invited other students to try on a hijab and learn more about why those who practice Islam wear the...
