Tag: hijab

An Iranian woman who removed her obligatory Islamic headscarf in a public protest has been sentenced to one year in prison but pardoned by...

LAHORE: The chief executive officer (CEO) of Karachi-based software house Creative Chaos, Jawwad Kadir was asked to resign on Friday after telling an employee...

MANCHESTER: A British-Pakistani became the first hijab-wearing model to enter Miss England finals which were held on Tuesday. Sara Ifthekar, currently a law student at Huddersfield,...

Denmark's ban on the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces came into force on Wednesday, with anyone wearing a garment that hides the face...

After a life of dealing with many hardships, British professional kickboxer and Muay Thai champion Ruqsana Begum believes no obstacle is too big to...

Macy’s faces backlash after it announced its upcoming fashion collection catered to Muslim shoppers, featuring hijabs and more modest clothing options, reported Fox News. The...

A spate of unprecedented protests against Iran’s mandatory headscarves for women have been tiny in number, but have still reignited a debate that has...

WASHINGTON: The United States has condemned the arrests in Iran of at least 29 individuals “for exercising their human rights and fundamental freedoms by...

PARIS: Models in brightly colored pantsuits and ankle-length dresses graced a Paris catwalk this week in what organizers said was the city’s first show...

L'Oréal Paris Elvive has made history by casting a hijab-wearing model in a major hair care campaign for the very first time. Teaming up with...

A Nigerian law school graduate was denied her call to the bar for refusing to take off her headscarf. Amasa Firdaus Abdulsalam was not permitted...

Islamophobia's latest victim is a 27-year-old woman from Patna who was refused a job in Delhi because apparently, she is a Muslim and 'wears...

American group Mattel unveiled its first ever hijab-wearing Barbie doll Monday in honour of US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, who in 2016 became the...

NEW YORK: A leading Iranian chess player, barred from her homeland’s team after refusing to wear a headscarf, will now compete as a player...

Naheela Ashraf, a British-born Muslim woman has informed the press that a man spat at her and assaulted her in an apparent Islamophobic attack...

Swiss court has ruled against a company that fired a longtime employee after she began wearing the Muslim headscarf, marking one of the first...

The model adjusts her clothing, stares at the camera with a hint of a smile, holds her head high and the photographer starts snapping. But...