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 ...

When it comes to women’s clothing, Islam has very high standards. According to Islamic piety, it must be long, loose, and free of any clearance, and it must cover the full body. However, there are ...

After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, large-scale protests have taken place in Iran and all over the world. Captured for alleged improper wear of the hijab, the mandatory ...

Wania Tayyab, 15, remembers the first time she wore the hijab, on a trip to Five Below when she was 12 or 13. “My mom said, ‘You’re growing, why don’t you try wearing hijab?’” Tayyab says she was ...

Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini. AP Photo/Emrah Gurel The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 2022 after she was held by Iran’s morality police for ...

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 ...

New Delhi — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged Indian leaders to "stop the marginalization of Muslim women" amid mounting protests over a college's ban on students wearing the ...

Sari Oktafiana receives funding from Research Foundation Flanders, VLIR-UOS. Late last month, a high school teacher in the Indonesian province of Yogyakarta reportedly forced a female Muslim student ...

The decision to wear the hijab is deeply personal and varies significantly from one individual to another The hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim women who feel it is a part of their religion, is ...

Hilal Ibrahim began dreaming of making hijabs more accessible to women of all cultures in high school, and now her luxury designs are available as some of the first hijabs to be sold at a major ...

Twenty-one-year-old Alia Saleeban started wearing the headscarf when she was 14. A senior at Howard University, she hadn't been forced to make the decision; instead, she donned the head covering when ...