Sultana Tafadar becomes the first hijab-wearer from the Criminal Bar to be appointed Queen’s Counsel. As a human rights, international law and criminal justice barrister specializing in counterterrorism and national security cases, Tafadar is the middle daughter of immigrants who moved to the UK from Bangladesh. “Undoubtedly, most of us …
Read More »World Hijab Day Organization has two special events for Ramadhan
World Hijab Day Organization invites people of all faiths to participate in two exciting challenges during the holy Month of Ramadhan. Ramadhan Challenge #1: Fast For Unity World Hijab Day Organization invites people of all faiths and backgrounds to fast with Muslims during Ramadhan starting April 2nd (dates may vary).This …
Read More »US: Muslim students in Ohio celebrate passage of Pro-Hijab bill
Muslim students in Ohio celebrated passage of Pro-Hijab Bill . The bill required high schools to accommodate religious needs, specifically regarding clothing and head coverings during sports competitions. Ohio Senate Bill 181, which was also backed by Christian and Muslim groups and the American Civil Liberties Union, had unanimous support …
Read More »Justice for Hoda: Thousands sign petition for assaulted Muslim Girl in New Zealand
Thousands have signed a petition seeking justice for Hoda , a Muslim Girl in New Zealand who had her Hijab She said the girls took off her Hijab and filmed her, and that the video had now been shared with boys and girls in the school. She added that the perpetrators attempted to …
Read More »Ukrainian woman converts to Islam in Yasuj, Iran
A Christian woman from Kiev, Ukraine, converted to Islam in Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. “Laylia Hichak” converted to Islam in the office of the Friday prayer leader of Yasuj, “Hujjatol-Islam Seyyed Nasir Hosseini,” and became a Muslim. The 20-year-old Ukrainian who was studying dentistry at the …
Read More »Hijab, the Emblem of Feminine Freedom and Virtues
February 1 was observed as ‘World Hijab Day’, not in Muslim societies where most women wear modest clothes in public and cover their hairs, but in the non-Muslim world where of late women have begun to discover the beauty and the benefits of putting on a headscarf while out of …
Read More »Nigeria: Education Minister highlights Muslim women’s right to wear Hijab
Nigeria’s constitution allows Muslim women to wear Hijab in line with the teachings of their faith, the African country’s minister of education said. Adamu Adamu noted that all citizens are allowed to practice their religions as long as no harm or inconvenience is caused to other people. He spoke at …
Read More »India: Hijab wearing Muslim students barred from classes
A group of Muslim students at a government college in Karnataka has been forced to sit outside the classroom for weeks now. “When we arrived at the door of the classroom, the teacher said we cannot enter wearing Hijab,” 18-year-old A H Almas told Al Jazeera. “She asked us to …
Read More »Scotland: Muslim woman attacked by thugs in Glasgow
A woman wearing Hijab was ‘attacked’ with plank of wood and racially abused by a gang of Scots teenagers near a Glasgow subway station. A 50-year-old woman wearing Hijab, was allegedly cornered by the group of teens who shouted Islamophobic and classist slurs in the horrific ordeal around 1.30pm on …
Read More »USA: A shooting club sued for preventing Hijab wearing women to enter
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed a lawsuit against a shooting center in Kansas City for preventing Muslim women wearing Hijab from entering the center. According to a lawsuit filed in a Missouri court, the Frantier Justice shooting range prevented a veiled Muslim woman and her husband from entering …
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