Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some Americans believe that the Islamic faith is oppressive for women. In the West, particularly in France, the hijab, or ...

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 ...

Aya Elamroussi says being Muslim in America is hard enough. But “being visibly Muslim and a woman, oftentimes while also being a person of color, adds a layer of nuance that impacts how Muslim women ...

Celebrated on Feb. 1, World Hijab Day is a “recognition of millions of Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab and live a life of modesty.” A student on the campus of the University of New Mexico in ...

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, ...

Innovative right? Well, here is it. A Nigerian Muslim bride who is also an Engineer, Jamila, walked down the aisle last weekend with her handsome groom who is a banker, and she stood out with her ...

Melanie Elturk turned to her faith and love of fashion to empower Muslim women. Melanie Elturk said she first started wearing a hijab full time when she was a freshman in high school. It was 1998 in ...

I have worn a hijab for the majority of my life, until recently. I started wearing it regularly around age 12. Unlike women in countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan, I was never compelled ...

Muslim students commemorated the World Hijab Day with a sensitisation rally in some parts of Lagos State last Monday. MIFTAUDEEN RAJI (300-Level Mass Communication, University of Lagos) reports.