Court steps in after clash over student’s hijab at St. Rita’s Public School in Ernakulam Dubai: A church-run school in Kerala’s Ernakulam district has become the centre of a political and communal ...

Iranian journalist Zeinab Rahimi has refused to wear the mandatory hijab for over two years, despite the risk of arrest and imprisonment. She is among a growing number of women and girls who have ...

Muslim women have spoken about how wearing the hijab is “empowering” in the face of a new poll that has revealed almost half of Britons believe that women are pressured into putting it on. The survey ...

After being convinced to do an explicit scene while cosplaying as a Muslim woman, Mia Khalifa left the adult film industry, reflecting on her time spent working as a prostitute. When the 21-year-old ...

Hijabs are once again bothering Uzbek officials. It’s clear from social media chatter that the hijab – a head covering worn by some Muslim women – in educational institutions in Uzbekistan is again a ...

After months of campaigning by sporting organizations, France has not reversed its decision to ban French athletes who observe the hijab from participating in the summer Olympics; a move that human ...

Muslim women who wear a head covering often feel they represent their entire faith based on first impressions. This is regularly described as both a blessing and a burden. While being a flag-bearer of ...

The lashes to Roya Heshmati's body have triggered renewed condemnation of Iran's harsh punishments against women for alleged crimes against "morality." But the official reason for carrying out the ...

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s parliament has passed a new “hijab and chastity” bill that lays out punishment for people, especially women, who violate the country’s mandatory dress code rules. On Wednesday, ...

On Monday, Indonesia’s National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) held its first-ever hearing on the country’s mandatory hijab regulations, inviting two schoolgirls, six mothers, ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Billboards across Iran’s capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers. But perhaps for the first time since the chaotic days following ...