On Wednesday, the Pew Research Center released a graphic, based on research from University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, that purported to show how people in Muslim-majority countries ...

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 ...

In Uganda, where Muslims are roughly 14 per cent of the general population, modest dress code is usually the visible sign of a Muslim woman’s faith. However, at first glance, sometimes it is hard to ...

After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, large-scale protests have taken place in Iran and all over the world. Captured for alleged improper wear of the hijab, the mandatory ...

The decision this week of a group of young women in the Muslim-dominated Sandzak region of Serbia to wear the hijab has again highlighted the issue of religion's growing pulling power. Seven girls and ...

Store manager Eshraga Eltahir stands next to a mannequin outfitted in a fashionable yet modest dress at the Reyadah store at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland. The store sells clothing for the Muslim ...

Women in Saudi Arabia don't need to wear an abaya, the full-length robe like dress that women in Saudi Arabia are required to wear, according to a top religious cleric. Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq, a ...

When former secretary of State Madeleine Albright was fielding questions about Afghanistan recently, one inquirer asked about the role of women in Islam, citing the miserable treatment of females in ...