Introduction “Why am I being forced to choose between my faith and my education?”. These were the words of a 16-year-old ...

EDINBURGH: Scotland police are to introduce a hijab in its uniform in an effort to attract more Muslim women to a force which is failing to reflect the diversity ...

WASHINGTON — For Sameeha Ahmad, the decision to put on the hijab came in psychology class at the University of Maryland. She hadn't worn one for five years. Her mom did, as did her sister. But ...

France hijab ban draws criticism from Amnesty International A researcher for Amnesty International says France's hijab ban causes systemic issues beyond the Olympic games. Special Series ...

Relative security improvements in Baghdad and the disappearance of militiamen and al Qaeda members from the streets have reduced the pressure on Iraqi women to wear the "hijab," or head scarf.

For some Muslim women, wearing the hijab at puberty is common and out of respect, but their feelings change as they start to grow older. "I started wearing the hijab the summer before my 13th ...

While hijab is important to me as both a religious and sociopolitical statement, it is not my skin. At the end of the day, it is a piece of fabric that can be shed.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Protests in Iran following the killing of a young woman, Jina Amini, who also went by the first name of Mahsa, killed at the hands of the morality police last month.

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran after a viral video showed a man throwing yoghurt at two unveiled women in a shop near a holy Shi'ite Muslim city.

In Malaysia, which is predominantly Muslim, some women wear the hijab, a head scarf that shows the face but covers the hair, ears and neck. And some do not. A new documentary, "Siapa Aku?" or "Who ...

Well, it's been 10 years since I began wearing the hijab and here is why I do. I was around 14-years-old, growing up in a small town in the West Midlands and had recently begun practising my faith ...