An 8-year-old’s hijab was allegedly forcibly removed by a substitute teacher. (Photo: Getty Images) An 8-year old girl allegedly had her hijab ripped off her head by a substitute teacher in her Bronx, ...

Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn’t risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of popular unrest last seen after the killing of Mahsa Amini ...

Women swaying to dance music at a DJ set, strolling without headscarves through cutting-edge art exhibitions and in coffee ...

Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, removes the veil of a female doctor during a government event, triggering widespread outrage.

Despite living in an era of heightened Islamophobia in the U.S., Muslim women are challenging misconceptions surrounding Islam through their hijab. In this photo essay, a handful of women from the ...

SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A small but highly symbolic painting hanging on the wall of an Orange County Congressman's office is being criticized by some activists as unpatriotic. The Claremont-based ...

Unable to unveil his rap song at a suppressed flash-mob protest against Uzbekistan's ban on women covering their heads in public places, singer Young Zapik released it on social media. The young ...

I started wearing a hijab, the Islamic veil, when I was 12-years-old, and my parents begged me not to. I grew up in a post-911 world and although my mother wore a hijab, she did not want me to grow up ...

Nour Saleh wears a hijab, so when she recently took up a Tumblr challenge to draw herself as different fictional characters, she incorporated a headscarf into various superhero designs—often with very ...

As a hijab-related incident sparks debate in Bihar, Javed Akhtar clarifies his stance and condemns the CM’s conduct ...

Fact-Check: A clip of Javed Akhtar discussing women covering their faces as a patriarchal practice is going viral with the claim that he supported Nitish Kumar in the hijab controversy. This claim is ...

Like any piece of clothing, the hijab isn't one size fits all. Women around the world choose to wear — or not to wear — a headscarf or veil for many reasons. Some see the hijab as a way to identify ...