World Hijab Day is an opportunity to show solidarity with Muslim girls and women and stand against bigotry, discrimination, ...

World Hijab Day, celebrated annually on February 1, aims to promote awareness, understanding, and tolerance regarding the ...

In December last year, Iran's legislature passed a "chastity and hijab" bill that introduces harsher punishments and fines for women and girls who expose their hair, arms, and legs. However, the bill ...

The hijab issue remains contentious, with Karnataka minister for school education and literacy Madhu Bangarappa clarifying ...

Khan, who lives in Middlesex County with her two sons and husband, is the founder of World Hijab Day which encourages anyone and everyone to don a hijab and celebrate its meaning on Feb. 1.

The South African Hindu community and the desi internet at large are lamenting over the growing religious intolerance in the ...

"This little girl − she was 14 years old. She was from the U.K. She told me her classmates forcefully removed her hijab and put some gum, dirt and whatnot in her hair. That actually hurt me a lot.

The demands were made as part of events marking the 2025 World Hijab Day, themed “Hijabis Unsilenced.” The groups highlighted the importance of raising awareness about the persistent ...

She said the project was long overdue, despite the growing online conversations about identity and the choice to wear the ...

For Shreen Mahmood, widening the discussion on wearing the hijab cannot come soon enough, after she faced discrimination and hatred for doing so. "Someone commented on one of my social media posts ...