'I want to be the first woman in the WNBA that wears the hijab': The fearless journey of Shayla Smith
Seventeen-year-old Shayla Smith is no different. The shining star of Universal Audenried Charter School's women's basketball ...
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Brown, Blue Shades Among This Year's Trending Colours For Raya Outfits
Wearing new clothes is part and parcel of Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations, with certain colours often becoming popular and widely worn on the first day. This year, colours such as burgundy, rich ...
In Afghanistan, young women under Taliban ditch the burka for something ‘more comfortable’
Tired of burkas that cover the face, urban women under the Taliban's 'gender apartheid' have adopted the abaya robe favoured ...
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No to burqa, yes to abaya
Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well – sometimes a medical mask, ...
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'Showing your face is a sin': Younger Afghan women ditch the burqa for the abaya
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel10d
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...
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Former headteacher who urged pupils to 'recite the Koran' and 'wear hijabs outside of school' appointed as Ofsted chairman
He has been on the Ofsted board since 2019, and has led Star Academies since 2010. Before that, he was the headteacher of Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School in Blackpool. While he was in that role, ...
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Iran is using drones and apps to catch women who aren’t wearing hijabs, says UN report
Iran is using aerial drones, facial recognition systems, and a citizen-reporting app to enforce mandatory hijab laws on women, according to a United Nations report released Friday. The report ...