Another stated, "I'd been experimenting with the niqab before, but now, since COVID, I have worn the niqab full time." The niqab is not mentioned by the Quran – which mandates only modest ...

The peaceful, born-again movement, named Hijrah after the Prophet Muhammad’s seventh-century exodus to the city of Medina, is propelled today by social media, where popular actors, actresses and ...

A movement of Indonesian women promotes the niqab veil as a way to get closer to heaven and avoid sexual harassment. Others fear it reflects growing extremism. Ratu Elika, 20, during an afternoon ...

Explore guidance on three key topics for Muslims navigating personal and spiritual challenges: firstly, how to discuss wearing the Niqab with family in a nonMuslim context, focusing on adherence to ...

The Egyptian government has drafted a bill to potentially ban the burqa and the niqab ... One Egyptian MP, Amna Nosseir, says she believes the Quran asks women to dress modestly ...

Doha: A prominent Islamic scholar said here on Friday the wearing of the niqab, a veil used by Muslim women to fully cover their face, is not mandatory in Islam. Doha-based Yousuf Al Qaradawi, an ...

Initially, I conducted a larger study of 40 women that I published in my book “Wearing the Niqab: Muslim Women in the UK and the US.”I also interviewed a group of 11 women in April 2020 after ...