As suggested by its name, the Magnetic Hijab is a two-component system with a quick-opening device. This design allows for an ...

The hijab is a loaded piece of cloth. Sumeya, 20, can’t remember the first time she wore one—as it has for many other Muslim women, it seems it's always been a part of her routine, symbolizing her ...

I have worn a hijab for the majority of my life, until recently. I started wearing it regularly around age 12. Unlike women in countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan, I was never compelled ...

Wrapped tightly around her head, with no softly draping fabric to distract her during meetings at her tech startup, Dilara Sayeed’s hijab is American in more ways than one. Her hijab, or Muslim ...

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. CATHY WURZER: Today is World Hijab Day. It's the annual celebration of the millions of women who wear the Muslim head ...

In 2015, Isiolo-based and Methodist Church-owned St Paul Kiwanjani Secondary School refused to allow three Muslim girls to wear head coverings and trousers to school, leading to their suspension, the ...

My Hijab! What is it about my hijab that scares you so much? Why is it that when I wear a scarf around my neck, I am a modern, independent woman but when I wear that same scarf around my head, I am ...

Mama Diakité is 23, and has been playing club football for the past 10 years. But all of that could change, she says, if a ban on wearing the hijab while playing sports proposed by the French senate ...

In a country that celebrates Durga in nine avatars, why does it shame one avatar for wearing a hijab and applaud another for draping a saree? Let’s cut through the noise: we say saree is tradition. We ...