Tag Archives: hijab

 Modest fashion is a term used for women from various religious and cultural societies who cover up to avoid showing off their bodies. But in modern world it refers mostly to Muslim Hijabi women. Islamic dressing is based on Islamic practices such as covering a specific set of body parts. …

The term Hijab tends to be used as a catchall in the West for all Islamic head coverings, but is mainly used to mean a headscarf. For Muslim women’s representation in media and popular culture, this is the most commonly used word. However, there is no uniform style for what hijabs …

“Hijabophobia” is at an all-time high “due to the current political climate,” as a result of which hijab-wearing Muslim women face increasing discrimination in everyday life, the organizers of World Hijab Day said on Wednesday. “Muslim women are being pressured to remove their hijab to ‘show solidarity’ and make political …

 In a video widely circulated on social media, some World Cup fans in Doha are seen trying Hijab for the first time in their life. Muslim volunteers help several female fans to wear hijab and the experience has been praised for bringing different cultures together. While hosting the global football …

A Muslim woman faced a racist attack by an administrator in a special center for the elderly in France because of her Hijab. According to a video clip posted by a woman named Namita on her social media accounts, the French woman described her as “dirty” and threatened to kill …

 India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the petitions filed against the Karnataka High Court’s verdict regarding the Hijab ban next week. The verdict claimed wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islam. “Next week, it will come before the …

The ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions of Indian province of Karnataka has forced many Muslim girls to abandon their dreams. For many months, 18-year-old Afiya (name changed) from the southern Indian province of Karnataka was burning the midnight oil to appear in the 12th-grade exam and then appear …

 In January, several educational institutes across the southern state of Karnataka banned female students who wear Hijab on the college campuses. They believe that it is a deviation from the prescribed uniform. Due to this, some students proceed towards the Karnataka High Court; but the court held that Hijab is …

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen risks sparking a ‘civil war’ if she is elected and enacts her plan to ban Hijab in the public. “With me, there will be no ban on headscarves, yarmulkes and religious signs,” Macron said during a widely …