hijab
Iran’s Olympic chief claims no punishment coming for climber
By Kim Tong-hyung — October 20, 2022
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi competed without wearing her nation’s mandatory headscarf.
Hijab rules have nothing to do with Islamic tenets and everything to do with repressing women
By Deina Abdelkader — October 17, 2022
(The Conversation) — Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to pursue.
Religious freedom group asks for UN commission of inquiry into Iran’s crackdown
By Yonat Shimron — October 14, 2022
(RNS) — Of particular concern, the deaths of Sunni worshippers at the hands of the Iranian security forces on Sept. 30 in the city of Zahedan.
India’s top court split on school ban on Muslim headscarves
By Ashok Sharma — October 14, 2022
NEW DELHI (AP) — The dispute began early this year when a government-run school in Karnataka’s Udupi district barred students wearing hijabs from entering classrooms.
Protests galvanize Iranians abroad in hope, worry and unity
By Sylvia Hui — October 12, 2022
LONDON (AP) — Many in the diaspora community say they feel an unprecedented unity of purpose and affinity with the demonstrations at home.
I wear hijab. I also respect any woman who chooses not to.
By Dilshad Ali — September 28, 2022
(RNS) — Iran’s ‘morality police’ focus on the hijab not to enforce Islam but to target vulnerable women.
The death of Mahsa Amini in Iran demands consequential diplomacy by US
By Knox Thames — September 23, 2022
(RNS) — Statements of condemnation are essential but not enough.
Taliban divisions deepen as Afghan women defy veil edict
By Kathy Gannon — May 8, 2022
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) —Hardliners and pragmatists among the Islamist rulers have avoided open confrontation but sharper restrictions, such as a recent decree that all women must be entirely covered, are deepening divisions.
Bride’s side or groom’s? How photographers navigate gender-segregated weddings
By Tasmiha Khan — April 15, 2022
(RNS) — Capturing a family’s special moments can be a challenge in faith communities where being in the presence of the opposite sex can be seen as a religious violation.
India court upholds ban on hijab in schools and colleges
By Sheikh Saaliq — March 16, 2022
NEW DELHI (AP) — The high court in Karnataka state ruled the Muslim headscarf is not an essential religious practice of Islam, likely to further deepening religious tensions in the country.
It’s beyond time to remove bans on religious attire from sports uniforms
By Simran Jeet Singh — March 4, 2022
(RNS) — Kids shouldn't have to choose between love of sport and love of religion.
The unlikely story of America’s highest ranking Muslim soldier and TikTok favorite
By Joseph Hammond — January 24, 2022
(RNS) — A chance encounter with an army chaplain put Colonel Khallid Shabazz's military career on a different path.
France moves closer to banning veils in sports competitions
By Samuel Petrequin — January 20, 2022
(AP) — The French soccer federation already bans women from wearing headscarves in official matches, as well as at competitions it organizes.
In Africa, hijab is no barrier to success in beauty pageants
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 12, 2022
(RNS) — Two young women have won prominent beauty titles while keeping their heads covered according to Muslim tradition.
Muslim woman sues Missouri gun shop over hijab removal rule
By Margaret Stafford — December 30, 2021
(AP) — A firearms store and gun range in suburban Kansas City refused to let a Muslim woman use the range unless she removed her hijab, a Muslim civil rights organization alleged in a federal lawsuit. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the law firm of Baldwin & Vernon in […]
