Headscarves

Refusing To Cover Head, Christian Woman Sues Muslim Employer

AP | JAMAL HALABY | Posted 05.27.2012

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AMMAN, Jordan — A Christian Jordanian woman said Sunday she is suing her Gulf Arab employer for arbitrary dismissal after she refused a new dres...

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Afghan Government Asks Female TV Pesonalities To Wear Headscarves, Less Make-up On TV

Reuters | Amie Ferris-Rotman | Posted 04.15.2012

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By Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan government request that female television presenters don headscarves and avoid heavy ...

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Woman 'Shocked' Over Abercrombie & Fitch Headscarf Firing

South San Francisco, CA Patch | Drew Himmelstein | Posted 08.27.2011

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Hani Khan, 20, of Foster City said she had never faced discrimination before being fired from an Abercrombie & Fitch subsidiary at Hillsdale Mall....

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Iran's Fashion Police Target 'Western' Looks, Hairstyles

AP | By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 08.21.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran -- It's an Iranian rite of summer: Islamic morality squads pressure women to keep their headscarves snug and coverings in place, and afte...

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Appeals Court Sides With Prison In Headscarf Case

Religion News Service | Adelle M. Banks | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) A federal appeals court has sided with a prison system whose policy forbids Muslim women em...

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India: Muslim Student Leaves College Over Headscarf Row

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Muslim girl who was asked by her college near Mangalore, India, to stop wearing her headscarf to class due to classmates' complaints has left her st...

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Headscarf Martyr Marwa Sherbini Mourned In Egypt

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Thousands of Egyptian mourners marched behind the coffin of the "martyr of the head scarf" on Monday _ a pregnant Muslim woman who was s...

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Headscarves and Hymens

Mona Eltahawy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mona Eltahawy

When President Barack Obama said he wanted to address women's rights during his speech to Muslims last week, I said a prayer to the God of the Torah, the Bible and the Quran: please don't let him fall into the trap of headscarves and hymens.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Keeping Up Appearances -- Revising Your Beauty Regimen

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lesley Stern

Poverty doesn't have to age you if you're creative. If you have scientific tendencies, you can always grow your own botulism toxin.

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Post Turkey: Obama's Challenges and Opportunities in the Muslim World

John L. Esposito | Posted 05.25.2011

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John L. Esposito

Obama's performance in Turkey was flawless; he met the expectations of his admirers and won approval from many skeptics.

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