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..
Read More »First Female-Only Gym for Muslim Women to Open in the UK
Women will be able to ditch their headscarves, hijabs or burkas for workouts at Haya, the female-only gym. Haya has all the usual fitness equipment including treadmills, exercise bikes and weights and it will also feature an onsite prayer room. The businessman behind the idea for the gym in Cardiff, …
Read More »New Body-Covering Swimsuits for Muslim Women
Marks and Spencer has launched a new full-length Islamic range of swimwear.
Read More »A Review on the Book “Islam and the Veil: Theoretical and Regional Contexts”
The issue of veiling has been intensively debated in Western society and has implications for religious liberty, inter-communal relationships and cultural interaction.
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