A hijab is a veil worn by certain Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family. Muslim women ...

Further, they gain freedom to study, work, and even interact with men being viewed as unchaste. In this view, wearing the hijab permits a degree of autonomy and freedom. Others have suggested, ...

Ibtesam ul Haq, the son of former Pakistan captain and star batter Inzamam-ul-Haq, recently got married to a relatively ...

A coalition of Nigerian Muslim women has commended the Federal Government for being instrumental to advancing the dignity of Hijab wearers in the country.

For the cultural argument, having a headscarf is culturally accepted in the majority of the Ethiopian society irrespective of religion, and, even, until recently, brides used to wear veils for their ...

Radio 4's Analysis programme talked to campaigners, parents, educators and a young hijab wearer about their perspectives in Too Young to Veil? Equality campaigners argue that the practice risks ...

Every day before she starts her shift at a government hospital in Singapore, Farah removes her hijab--the Islamic veil she has worn since a teenager. Although minority Muslim women can freely wear ...