Taking pride in their hijab , a group of Malawian young Muslim women has launched a new initiative to promote decency in the South African country and fight stereotyping and discrimination against girls donning the Islamic headscarf.
News ID: 1421228 Publish Date : 2014/06/22
Aspiring to a special coverage of Republican Party’s annual convention in Texas, young American Muslim reporter Heba Said said was ridiculed and called “Islamist” by the delegates at the convention only for donning an Islamic headscarf.
News ID: 1418041 Publish Date : 2014/06/16
The Union of Muslim Women in Russia and Tatarstan has called on the Russian Education Ministry to remove the headscarf ban in schools in the Republic of Tataristan.
News ID: 1414801 Publish Date : 2014/06/07
A group of ambitious young women started Hijabiksi, a youth project to reduce societal fears surrounding the hijab .
News ID: 1411635 Publish Date : 2014/05/28
A decision by a Queensland Christian college to fire two Muslim student teachers and transfer them to another school for wearing hijab has been sparking angry Muslim reactions who said they were “disappointed” by the discriminatory decision.
News ID: 1411310 Publish Date : 2014/05/26
Hijab, the religious head-covering worn by Muslim women, is often seen as a strange, oppressive symbol by those unfamiliar with its significance.
News ID: 1401096 Publish Date : 2014/04/29
Barely two months after finding their dream job at a Lagos governmental hospital, two Muslim nurses were dismissed from work for refusing to take off hijab after the hospital authorities told them to choose between job and their Islamic headscarf.
News ID: 1400958 Publish Date : 2014/04/29
Curious to learn about a different culture’s religious practices, 31 participants recently experienced putting on a hijab as part of an event hosted by the Muslim Student Association of Central Michigan University.
News ID: 1398801 Publish Date : 2014/04/23
France's annual report on racism has revealed a dramatic increase in intolerance among French people, reaching its highest level since 2002, amid concerns among anti-racism groups of the growing anti-immigration sentiments in the society.
News ID: 1390447 Publish Date : 2014/04/04
A Helsinki court ruling to fine managers of clothing retailer for discriminating against a veiled Muslim employee has won the praise of law professors and Muslims alike as a first step towards preventing abuses at workplaces in Finland.
News ID: 1389593 Publish Date : 2014/03/28
A high school girls’ football team from Denver, Colorado shows the world the meaning of team spirit. Afia R Fitriati has the story.
News ID: 1388841 Publish Date : 2014/03/19
Muslims in France have been urged to take part in a gathering in Paris to protest against the ban on Hijab.
News ID: 1383286 Publish Date : 2014/03/05
A leading US Muslim advocacy group has welcomed the new policy for Minneapolis’ St. Paul police which allows Muslim policewomen to don Islamic headscarf or hijab .
News ID: 1382220 Publish Date : 2014/03/03
A Bangladeshi non-governmental women group has held a four-day hijab fair in Bangladesh, offering Muslim women the latest fashion of the Islamic headscarf and sending an out loud message that hijab is a part of Muslim women life.
News ID: 1381633 Publish Date : 2014/03/02
The Muslim Student Association of Southern Illinois University will be hosting the Hijab Day Challenge next Thursday, Feb. 27.
News ID: 1378484 Publish Date : 2014/02/23
A Florida girl said she has been verbally and physically assaulted because she wears a hijab , or head scarf, to school.
News ID: 1372508 Publish Date : 2014/02/08
Citing the importance of Muslim women wearing the hijab (scarf), Muslim lawmakers are one in pushing for a proposed measure that would not, in any way, hinder its use in the Philippines, according to a party-list legislator from Mindanao.
News ID: 1370540 Publish Date : 2014/02/04
As thousands of Muslim women around the world donned hijab on Saturday, February 1, Australian Muslims held a celebration in Sydney, encouraging all women to try on a hijab for a day.
News ID: 1369521 Publish Date : 2014/02/02
Pakistan’s religious and cultural organizations all observed the second international Hijab Day on February 1, 2014 with a pledge to stress more on the value of hijab as a Muslim choice.
News ID: 1369369 Publish Date : 2014/02/02
Seeing their hijab as a sign of modesty, honor and respect, Nigeria Muslim students will join thousands of Muslims worldwide to celebrate World Hijab Day second anniversary, to support Muslim women religious freedoms worldwide.
News ID: 1369069 Publish Date : 2014/02/01
