For the first time, women in Turkey's police force can opt to wear a hijab as part of their uniform...
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France’s highest administrative court has ruled that “burkini bans” being enforced on the country’s beaches are illegal and...
Read More »Canada’s Police Allow Hijab for Officers
Canada's police force has announced that its Muslim officers can wear hijab...
Read More »German Judges Call for Hijab Ban in Court
Two German associations of judges have called for a headscarf ban on judges and lawyers...
Read More »Hijabi Muslim Women Face Discrimination in UK
British women wearing Hijab are facing work discrimination as employers prefer hiring non-veil-wearing employees...
Read More »Rio 2016: Meet America’s first Olympian to wear a hijab
Ibtihaj Muhammad is Team USA’s first Olympian to wear a hijab. The 30-year-old is gearing up to represent her home country at the Rio Olympics in the sabre fencing competition. Muhammad has captured attention since qualifying for the games in February and was voted second by her fellow American athletes …
Read More »Nigerian Government Allows Hijab in Schools
Nigeria’s court of appeals on Thursday ruled that Muslim female students can wear their head covering to schools...
Read More »Muslim Basketball Players Petition FIBA to Allow Hijab
Bosnian-American Indira Kaljo has successfully petitioned FIBA to allow the wearing of the hijab in competition...
Read More »Proper Hijab Correlates with Psychological Wellbeing
woman who observes the hijab should be happier than a woman who decides not to...
Read More »Scottish Police Introduce Hijab Uniform
Police Scotland is to introduce a hijab to its uniform in an effort to attract more Muslim women to a force..
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