A new short film examines misconceptions around the hijab and why some Muslim women in Edmonton choose to wear the head covering. The film World Hijab Day shares its name with an annual event that was ...

Wearing a hijab, covering the head and the neck, has been compulsory for women in Iran since 1983, shortly after the 1979 Islamic revolution. Iranian authorities have banned a film festival that put ...

Princess Hijab, a Parisian artist, adds burkas and hijabs to unsuspecting advertisements in the subway and elsewhere. Although “she” is apparently apolitical, it’s hard not to view the work in light ...

Springfield native Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir is the leading scorer in Massachusetts high-school girls basketball history. She is also an advocate against a rule from international basketball governing body ...

When Pakistani writer Sabyn Javeri set out to write Hijabistan, she thought it would be a collection of stories of heroic women who wore the hijab. However, as she started to write, she realized the ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagon donned a hijab while touring the Somali community in her state to express solidarity — and ...

Bihar Minister Zama Khan defended CM Nitish Kumar in the hijab controversy, triggering political backlash and debate over women’s rights and safety.

Iranian authorities have banned a film festival after a promotional poster showed an actress not wearing the hijab, a headcover worn by many Muslim women, the country’s state-run media outlet IRNA ...