BEIRUT — I am a hijabi and come from a religious family, but that has never stopped me from criticizing the imposition of hijab on Muslim women or fighting against those who enforce it. I have often ...
When Jenan Matari, the cofounder of MissMuslim.com, asked me to wear contemporary Muslim clothing including a headscarf as part of A Day in Her Hijab — a virtual event she is organizing for December ...
Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim ...
This story originally appeared on xoJane.com. I remember donning the hijab for the first time three years ago. I say it was the first time, but really it was one of many times that I had slipped it on ...
The French Senate in 2022 voted in favor of a bill to ban headscarves in sports competitions. The advocates of the legislation claim that headscarves, or hijab, symbolize Islamic radicalism, ...