Turkey and the Hijab
The hijab is a polarizing topic for many in Turkey, and until very recently, female government employees were banned from even wearing the headscarf, which distressed many. A time for change was due. … [Read more...]
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Libyan-American Student Aspires to Become Nation’s First Hijab-Clad Anchorwoman
Noor Tagouri, a 19-year-old college student, wants to become the first Muslim hijabi anchorwoman in America. Last December, she was a relatively unknown entity on Facebook who posted a picture of … [Read more...]
To Wear… Or Not Wear The Hijab
A BBC Muslim journalist talks about her personal choices throughout years of wearing the hijab (religious headscarf), and not wearing one. … [Read more...]
Tahera Rahman Becomes First U.S. News Reporter to Wear Hijab
Local 4 News, the CBS affiliate for the Quad Cities region on the Illinois-Iowa border, announced that its new on-air reporter, Tahera Rahman, is "the first full-time reporter who is a Muslim woman to … [Read more...]
Muslim American Policewomen and the Hijab
American police departments seem split on whether to allow Muslim policewomen to wear hijabs. Of the 25 largest police departments in the country, seven allow officers to wear the headscarf while on … [Read more...]
Muslim Women POV On Hijab
Muslim Frenchwomen Struggle With “Laicite” Laws has garnered a lot of attention, and in this new piece for the New York Times, over two dozen Muslim women explain why they have chosen to wear the … [Read more...]
Hip Women Wear Hijab
Surprised to learn that women with edgy haircuts such as mohawks and rainbow colored hair wear the hijab? If so, read on -- … [Read more...]
Hijab Day: Religious Tolerance and Awareness
World Hijab Day encourages women to try wearing the hijab (religious head covering) for a day. As the founder, Nazma Khan, says: “Our goal is to foster global religious tolerance and understanding … [Read more...]
Women’s Basketball and the Hijab Ban
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir has been playing basketball for 22 years, holding the scoring record by a high school player in her home state of Massachusetts. The former Division1 NCAA player says that she has … [Read more...]
Real Women Talk Hijab
In this Huffington Post piece, real women talk about wearing the hijab (religious headscarf). As one woman says: “I find Hijab to be empowering, because in Islam, Hijab is not just a cloth you … [Read more...]
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