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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World —
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...]
In this entertaining MTV video clip, Fareeha Khan explores the topic of the hijab and asks: What exactly is a hijab...? And do all Muslim women have to wear them? CLICK for fun and informative … [Read more...]
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...]
In the wake of the recent slaying of 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen near a Virginia mosque, Muslim young women who wear the hijab are saying that they are facing resistance with wearing the identifiable … [Read more...]
A BBC Muslim journalist talks about her personal choices throughout years of wearing the hijab (religious headscarf), and not wearing one. … [Read more...]
According to a new study on Muslim women who wear the hijab, published in the Oxford University Press’s European Social Review, found that wearing the head-covering leads to an increase in … [Read more...]
Getting a haircut for a woman who wears the hijab (Islamic head covering) is no simple matter as the removal is only allowed around other women or around men in the immediate family. A hair salon in … [Read more...]
Muslim women talk about the discrimination they face wearing the hijab at work. … [Read more...]
Women —
“Wearing the hijab can make dating harder because people will make assumptions about your sexual experience, what sort of relationship you’re looking for, and even what type of person you are,” says … [Read more...]
For many Muslim women, wearing a headscarf or hijab is a symbol of religious and cultural identity. This article takes you through the hijab as well as other styles and customs. … [Read more...]