Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim ...

Brave Iranian women are openly defying the theocratic country’s oppressive hijab law — despite the risks following the regime’s deadly protest crackdown. After Iran’s security forces killed at least 7 ...

Parvaneh is in Tehran, Iran, and she isn’t wearing a hijab. Her name has been changed for her safety. “Look,” she says, pointing to her head during a video call. “I am in a co-working space — do you ...

Singer Parastoo Ahmadi has been sentenced to 74 lashes for performing without a headscarf, the latest punishment in Iranian ...

Hijab is a symbol of Islam and an obligation for Muslime women while wearing it is a religious act, it is also for modesty in behavior, however Hijab is also an identity for strong women who decided ...

Feb. 1 is World Hijab Day, and I feel compelled to share my thoughts on the incredible Muslim women I’ve had the privilege of knowing. Throughout my experiences at the mosque, in markets, and in my ...

An Iranian woman tore off a cleric's turban after he publicly berated her for not wearing a hijab in Tehran's Mehrabad airport in an act of protest that will alarm the regime. The confrontation took ...

“One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” Nearly eighty years after this statement by Simone de Beauvoir, it’s still true that womanhood is not a biological or natural given, but a product of ...

Where is Roshanak Molaei? The hashtag is circulating in Iran after the 25-year-old woman disappeared in Tehran after being taken into custody by police, raising concerns about her treatment as the ...

More Muslim women across the United States are turning to the courts to challenge prison and police policies that force them to remove their hijabs for booking photos, arguing the practice violates ...

On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea, Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely knowing they wanted to seize her vehicle. Police had ...

A Stone Mountain woman wearing a hijab says she was racially profiled and denied entry to a Democratic event in Decatur despite having a ticket. Witnesses claim Jawahir Sharwany was peacefully waiting ...