PHOENIX — Five years ago, a Muslim woman in New York decided to invite other women to experience what life is like in America when you wear a hijab.when you wear a hijab.

Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in ...

Here are some of the women will observed World Hijab Day in Phoenix on Wednesday, along with their stories. ... Chavez's wiggly 2-year-old kept her black scarf, covered with red, ...

The hijab is the head scarf worn by Muslim women Wearing one as a Muslim teenager in the U.S. may offer challenges Some wearers say they get strange looks and sometimes angry remarks ...

In response to such high-profile incidents, the Tribune interviewed six Chicago-area women about why they wear the hijab, what it means to them, and what kinds of reactions they get.

World Hijab Day calls on non-Muslim women to try out life under the traditional head scarf. Can it lead to more religious tolerance and understanding?

The hijab "will be the main issue and the fight will not be about scarves only.” Sorayya, 33, said she is already fighting for a broader goal by going without the headscarf.

There’s now a World Hijab Day website, a Facebook page and, of course, in a social-media friendly universe there are also hashtags: #IStand4Hijab and #WorldHijabDay.

The hijab is the head scarf worn by Muslim women Wearing one as a Muslim teenager in the U.S. may offer challenges Some wearers say they get strange looks and sometimes angry remarks ...