Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi-American, was brutally attacked in her home in El Cajon¸ California, on March 21. She was found unconscious by her eldest daughter, with a note placed by her beaten ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women. Since their return to power in ...

The practice of covering the hair is rooted in modesty, faith, and identity. To many outside the faith, the sight of a Muslim woman covering her hair raises certain questions. But to millions of ...

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) national spokesperson Waris Pathan, describing the hijab and burqa as a symbol of women's honour, dignity and respect and "the crown on their heads," ...

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered all women to cover their faces, the latest in a series of restrictions that have drawn criticism from many Afghans and the international community. The ...

Days after the remarks of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi that a hijab-clad woman will one day become Prime Minister of India, Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra ...

The controversy over the alleged ban on hijab at Vivek Vidyalaya and Junior College in Goregaon turned into a political showdown between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the All India ...

Slippers, crop tops, ripped jeans, or short dresses are commonly banned in Mumbai colleges. But Vivek Vidyalaya Junior College in Goregaon has surprised students by banning burqas in classrooms, even ...

Viral Video: A disturbing video from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh has stirred anger following a video on social media, where a group of young men clad in burqas and dancing to a song from the contentious ...

In Islamic tradition, one of the few symbols that have often been misunderstood is the hijab. To many outside the faith, the sight of a Muslim woman covering her hair raises certain questions. But to ...