IQNA – France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has reiterated his support for banning the wearing of the hijab at universities, a move likely to deepen national discussions on secularism and religious expression in public spaces.
News ID: 3492921 Publish Date : 2025/05/03
IQNA – Auno Saarela, Finland’s ambassador to Iraq, recently visited the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala, where she shared her experience of wearing a hijab .
News ID: 3492871 Publish Date : 2025/04/29
IQNA – A Nigerian Islamic human rights organization has welcomed a recent decision by the governor of Jigawa State to permit female Muslim personnel in private security companies to wear the hijab as part of their uniforms.
News ID: 3492752 Publish Date : 2025/04/20
IQNA – The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has condemned a "stigmatizing" campaign against women wearing headscarves, criticizing the media and political rhetoric that it says fuels intolerance and undermines national cohesion.
News ID: 3492515 Publish Date : 2025/03/27
IQNA – On Tuesday, the French Senate approved a bill prohibiting the wearing of "ostensibly religious" symbols, including the hijab , during sports competitions.
News ID: 3491935 Publish Date : 2025/02/19
IQNA – Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed into law a measure prohibiting the wearing of face coverings, including full-face veils, in public spaces.
News ID: 3491568 Publish Date : 2025/01/22
IQNA – Since launching in 2022, Hiking Hijabie, a hiking group for Muslim women in Minneapolis, has grown into a thriving community, bringing together hundreds of participants for outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, and camping.
News ID: 3490675 Publish Date : 2024/11/13
IQNA – Fatima Atsuko Hoshino, a Japanese convert to Islam, shared her profound spiritual journey, from growing up in a predominantly Shinto and Buddhist culture in Japan to embracing Islam and relocating to Iran.
News ID: 3490672 Publish Date : 2024/11/13
IQNA – A contentious Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces, widely known as the “burqa ban,” will take effect on January 1, the government announced on Wednesday.
News ID: 3490604 Publish Date : 2024/11/08
IQNA – Two respiratory therapists in the United States, Firaoli Adam and Yasmin Samatar, developed a solution to address a challenge faced by Muslim healthcare workers: maintaining head coverings that meet both religious and safety standards in clinical settings.
News ID: 3490569 Publish Date : 2024/11/05
IQNA – A Muslim woman from Knoxville, Layla Soliz, has filed a lawsuit against Knox County and its sheriff, Tom Spangler, over the public release of her mugshot that showed her without her hijab .
News ID: 3490204 Publish Date : 2024/10/09
IQNA – A ceremony was held at Al-Aqsa Mosque to honor 600 hijab -wearing schoolgirls.
News ID: 3489903 Publish Date : 2024/09/15
IQNA – The first baseline study of Muslims in New Zealand shows that more than 85 percent of the followers of Islam living in the country believe that Islamophobia exists in New Zealand and more than half has experienced discrimination.
News ID: 3489289 Publish Date : 2024/07/30
IQNA – A 12-year-old girl was expelled from her karate class at Karate Auto Défense Lamarre in Quebec for wearing a hijab , leaving her in tears.
News ID: 3489120 Publish Date : 2024/07/13
IQNA – A senior Iranian cleric slammed the Western countries’ championing of human rights, noting that their double standards can be witnessed in the besieged Gaza Strip.
News ID: 3488975 Publish Date : 2024/07/03
IQNA – The Russian Interior Ministry announced last Wednesday that Moscow has eased the rules for foreign nationals seeking citizenship and will permit the inclusion of headscarves and hijab s in passport photos.
News ID: 3488193 Publish Date : 2024/05/04
IQNA – Footage shows the US police forcibly removing a Muslim woman’s hijab in public after she was detained during Palestine solidarity protests.
News ID: 3488156 Publish Date : 2024/04/30
IQNA – New York City consented to a $17.5 million settlement in response to a legal claim from two Muslim-American women who said that their rights were infringed upon by police who compelled them to take off their hijab s for photographs following their arrest.
News ID: 3487829 Publish Date : 2024/04/06
IQNA – An Australian Muslim convert says breaking barriers and communicating is the key to standing against rising anti-Muslim sentiments and hate.
News ID: 3487391 Publish Date : 2024/03/02
IQNA – A report, based on interviews with 20 Muslim women who have left or plan to leave France, reveals the extent of Islamophobia and discrimination they face in various aspects of life.
News ID: 3487224 Publish Date : 2024/02/17
