Why do Muslim women wear a hijab?
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 ...
The Burqa
‘Feels like a Muslim city’: Reform UK mayoral candidate suggests burqa stop-and-search in London; faces backlash
Reform UK’s newly announced London mayoral candidate, Laila Cunningham, has sparked controversy after suggesting that women ...
Can Muslim Women Curb Terror?
First Muslim woman in British peerage says women are key to fighting terror. July 2, 2007 — -- The Baroness Pola Manzila Uddin, a member of the British House of ...
“If You’re Hiding Your Face, It’s Criminal”: Reform UK Candidate’s Burqa Comments Face Backlash
Reform UK’s London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham faces backlash after saying burqa wearers hiding their face should be ...
Kerala High Court cites Quran, rules divorced Muslim women can claim maintenance beyond personal law limits
Kerala High Court Latest Judgment: The Kerala High Court upholds that divorced Muslim women can claim maintenance beyond obligations of the Muslim Women Act, reaffirming rights based on Quranic teachings, emphasizing fairness in provisions for future sustenance.
‘Feels like a Muslim city’: Reform UK mayoral candidate suggests burqa stop-and-search in London; faces backlash
Reform UK’s newly announced London mayoral candidate, Laila Cunningham, has sparked controversy after suggesting that women ...
Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women's outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Ice crystals clung to the eyelashes, parka hood, beanie hat and headscarf of Ruqayah Nasser as she took a break after her first-ever snow tubing runs in a Minnesota park on a ...
The Great Shamsuddin Family: Where Muslim women are allowed to just be
In the cramped, chaotic barsaati of Delhi's Jangpura, with the quiet dome of Humayun's Tomb watching from a distance, lives a family that feels instantly familiar. There are deadlines to meet, tempers ...
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Is wearing hijab a MUST for every Muslim woman?
The practice of covering the hair is rooted in modesty, faith, and identity. To many outside the faith, the sight of a Muslim woman covering her hair raises certain questions. But to millions of ...
Hiking group for Muslim women breaks barriers as hundreds flock to the outdoors
When Nasrieen Habib launched a hiking group for Muslim women in 2022, she didn’t know if anyone would show up. Nine women responded to her initial social media post. “And we have never stopped since,” ...
Muslim women and children are being attacked in public — their safety is the outcome of the choices we make
Safety does not happen by chance; it is created by the choices we make, in the politics we support, in the moments when we witness hate and must decide whether to challenge it or remain silent.
Two Muslim women say 'false' allegation led to dangerous situation with Seattle Police Department
SEATTLE — What began as a dispute over a parking spot ended with guns drawn and two young Muslim women thrown to the ground by police — an incident that is now the focus of a formal investigation by ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ex-husband apologizes to Muslim women seen in viral video
ATLANTA — The ex-husband of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly apologized Friday to three Muslim women who were confronted while praying in a shopping center parking lot. Perry Greene, seen in ...
Muslim Women Arrested for Defying France's Ban on Wearing Veils
Muslim women Monday defied France's new ban on full-face veils, as two were arrested outside Notre Dame cathedral for wearing the traditional covering, which the French president has called "a sign of enslavement."
Reform's Laila Cunningham: Women in burkas should be stopped and searched by police
Nigel Farage’s choice for City Hall tells The Standard podcast: ‘I don't think in an open society people should cover their ...
Review: ‘Pilgrimage' portrays Muslim women with the complexity they deserve
When Muslim women wear a head covering in much of American storytelling, it means they're exotic yet ignorant, oppressed yet dangerous - an ethnic, cultural and religious other. Achieving something ...
Muslim Women for Harris-Walz disbands after DNC rejects hosting a Palestinian speaker
A small grassroots movement known as Muslim Women for Harris-Walz has rescinded its support for the Democratic presidential nominee. The group released a statement on its Facebook and Instagram pages ...
Muslim Women for Harris Reforms: ‘Too Much at Stake’
After disbanding last week during the Democratic National Convention, the "Muslim Women for Harris-Walz" group is back urging the Muslim community to vote for the Democratic ticket this November.
Muslim women harassed while praying enter settlement with ex-husband of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Three women who were confronted and later apologized to by Perry Greene, the ex-husband of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, announced a settlement of a $75,000 donation from him ...
Muslim women open door for more female-only fitness spaces in the Twin Cities
As a teen, Fatma Sheekh played soccer and tennis. Later on, her uncle introduced her to the art of boxing. Working out as a young adult gave her “consistency and clarity,” she said. After the death of ...