A federal judge has ruled that a federal prison must destroy all mug shots of a Muslim woman who was photographed without her hijab, ruling it a violation of her religious rights. U.S. District Judge ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office posted a celebratory message on World Hijab Day, calling the head covering the "identity and pride" of Muslim women. The newly elected leader's post comes ...

Choosing the perfect hijab involves much more than simply selecting a beautiful color or pattern. The fabric, weight, texture, and style all play crucial roles in how comfortable you feel throughout ...

Student officer PC Seher Nas says she feels "proud and empowered as a Muslim woman" when wearing the hijab A hijab featuring a magnetic "quick-release system" designed to help female Muslim police ...

A hijab featuring a magnetic "quick-release system" designed to help female Muslim police officers on patrol has been put into production. The headwear has been created by researchers at De Montfort ...

Last week, Khamenei's office faced backlash from some ultraconservatives. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday delivered a staunch defence of the hijab as more women flout the ...

Iranian judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei has called for stricter methods to tackle “social anomalies,” local media reported, pointing in particular to more relaxed attitudes toward wearing ...

On a busy sidewalk outside a café, a group of young people, many of them women, bob their heads to the beat of “Seven Nation Army,” by the White Stripes. Huddled around a live band, some shake their ...

On a recent evening in the north of Iran’s capital of Tehran, a young woman with long hair fashioned into a high ponytail hopped onto a motorcycle behind a male companion. Not far away, two other ...

The parents of a Class 8 student at the St. Rita’s Public School at Palluruthy in Kochi have decided to shift her to another school as part of the efforts to end the controversy that erupted after the ...

From Kerala to Uttar Pradesh, recent hijab-related controversies in Indian schools and colleges have reignited national debate over religious freedom and institutional dress codes. Incidents include ...

Photos and videos of women in Iran burning their hijabs and walking in the streets freely without a veil have circulated on social media in the past few weeks, with people mentioning that Iran has ...