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 ...

Women in Iran are openly flouting the mandatory headscarf rule. Scenes of women without hijabs at public events are becoming ...

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 ...

N.C. State's Jannah Eissa and UC Irvine's Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to some Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball. They aren't the first women to do it ...

“Hijab, in Islam, means to, you know, cover yourself and stay modest,” said Aisha Sadaat, a freshman medical studies student. “But further than that, the hijab is a kind of relationship and constant ...

"Why do you wear the hijab?" is a question I'm often asked. Whether it's by well-intentioned and genuinely curious people, those who think I'm doing a disservice to feminism, men who think I would ...

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 ...

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 ...

Women across the country are having their civil rights blatantly violated while in police custody. On the morning of April 25, Sumaya Hamadmad, a research scientist at Ohio State University, was ...

Muslim women have spoken about how wearing the hijab is “empowering” in the face of a new poll that has revealed almost half of Britons believe that women are pressured into putting it on. The survey ...