Hijab

A Christian Jordanian Sues for Her Rights. Will Others Follow?

Natasha Tynes | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Chistians, Islam, Religion, Jordan, Amman-Jordan, Hijab, Vivian Salameh, Christian Jordanians, World News

What makes this story remarkable is not the fact that Vivian Salameh sued her employer. It is the fact that a Christian Jordanian vocally criticized an issue that is related to the country's major religion: Islam.

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Women In The Muslim World Need Genuine Reform

Ida Lichter, M.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Islamic Dress, Women's Rights, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim Women, Hijab, Female Circumcision, Arab Spring, Islam, Shirin Ebadi, Muslim-Reformers, Turkey, Aceh, Suffragettes, One Million Signatures Campaign, Women Reformers, Nigeria, King Abdullah, Reform, Iran, Fgm, Taliban, Political Islam, Azza Al-Jarf, Misogynist, Freedom and Justice Party, Tuareg, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, President Hamid Karzai, Discriminatory Laws, Oppressive Laws, Wahhabi, Kuwait, Islamists, Caning, Dissidents, Yemen, Islamic Holy Sites, Afghanistan, Wajeha Al-Huwaider, Rallies, Insurgency, Boko Haram, Religious Police, Feminists, Brutal, Muslim, Religion News

Is misogyny prevalent and gaining traction in the Muslim world and why did most women vote for Islamists in Middle East elections?

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Hijabs: The Fashion Statement We Should Be Paying Attention To

Rachel Schwartzmann | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Womens Rights, Middle-Eastern-Head-Coverings, Hijab, Teen News

Until now, I had never stopped to consider that fashion goes far beyond self-expression. Whether we choose to accept it or not, for some, dressing is a matter of social and cultural acceptance.

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Is It Safe For A Muslim Woman To Wear The Hijab In America?

Jacques Berlinerblau | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Burqa, American Islamophobia, Islamophobia, Hate Crimes, Hijab, Shaima Alawadi, Trayvon Martin, Niqab, Honor Killing, Islam, Video, Religion News

What is it like for a Muslim-American woman to wear a hijab in public? Does this particular religious attire render its wearers vulnerable to verbal and physical violence?

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Flag Football Team Dons Hijabs To Support Player

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Irum Khan, Video, Hijab, West Broward High, Hijab Soccer, Muslim Hijab, Hijab Fifa, Football Hijab, Hijab Regulations, Teen News

A flag football team took a stand against discrimination by donning hijabs in support of their Muslim teammate. Members of the West Broward High Sc...

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Racial and Religious Profiling: What Will Be the Toll on Our Children?

Deepa Iyer | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Racial Profiling, Sikhs, Post-9/11 America, Saalt, Muslims New York, American Muslims, South Asian Americans, Post 9/11, New York Muslims, Hijab, South Asians New York, Nypd Scandals, New York News

Our collective psyche has been shaped by the experiences of living in post-9/11 America, and future generations will be forced to wrangle with questions of identity, history, shame and our place in America.

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Women's Bodies Are Still the Subject of Dispute

Leila Mouri | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Iran, Muslim Women, Hijab, Veil, Iranian Women, Women's Bodies, Golshifteh Farahani, Iranian Actress, Goshifteh Farahani, Iran Actress Naked, World News

The naked photos of Golshifteh Farahani emerged in the moment when Iranian youth are transforming the political and social language of their country, freeing themselves from any state-imposed discourse towards women in their "public" presence.

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Women and Human Rights

Nina Burleigh | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Human Rights, Global Rights, Hijab, Cultural Differences, World News

Are we losing cultural value when societies stop forcing women to cover their flesh for fear of inciting male lust and God's displeasure?

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Does The French Law Forbidding Full-Face Veils Cover Up the Real Problem?

Nancy Graham Holm | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: France, Burqa-Niqab, European Islamophobia, Nicolas Sarkozy, Kenza Drider, Islamophobia, Women's Rights, Education, Debate, Hijab, France Burqas, Niqab, Women News

What we need are public policies and personal practices that bridge gaps instead of creating them.

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WATCH: 'All American Muslim' Explores The Hijab Dilemma

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Islam, Video, All American Muslim, Hijab in America, Hijab, Muslim American Experience, Muslims Americans, Islam in America, All American Muslim Hijab, Watch All American Muslim, All American Muslims, All American Muslim Show, Tlc All American Muslim, Religion News

What's life like as a Muslim-American? A new eight-part series on TLC, which premiered Nov. 13 to 1.7 million viewers, tries to answer that questio...

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Ibtihaj Muhammad May be the First U.S. Olympian To Compete In A Hijab -- Here's Why It Matters

Laura Tillman | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: London Olympics, Women, Sports, Religion, Islam, Women's Media Center, Olympics, Hijab, Women News

Ibtihaj Muhammadshe is pursuing the goal both as an athlete who loves her sport and as a Muslim woman showing the world that a woman in hijab belongs anywhere -- including the Olympics.

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Hijab is Not A Halloween Costume

Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Islam, Halloween, Hijab, Burqa, Halloween Costumes, Religious Understanding, Muslim Women, Religious Tolerance, What Is a Hijab, Muslim Americans, Islam and Halloween, Stereotyping Muslims, Islam in America, Religion News

Don't think that a Muslim American women's chagrin is limited to Halloween. Ignorance about hijab is a year-around phenomenon in some segments of our society.

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Standing Up to Street Harassment

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 12.29.2011

Here are three things to think about before we continue to tell our daughters to ignore a lifetime of "cat" calls, sexually explicit comments and sexist remarks.

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Ramadan Reflection Day 18: Being Mindful Of Our Words

Imam Khalid Latif | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Ramadan, Islam, Ramadan Reflections, Condescension, Speech, Hijab, Words, Hate Speech, Ramadan Fasting, Muslim Values, Religion News

Fasting is about a lot more than not eating or drinking. It serves as an opportunity to become conscious of other habits and character flaws that we as individuals have and sets up an opportunity for us to try to overcome them.

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A Living Faith Needs Critical Voices

Jalees Rehman, M.D. | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Islam, Hijab, Faith, Kraken, Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Islamic Society of North America, Critical Muslim Voices, ISNA Convention 2011, Muslim Self Reflection, Religious Innovation, ISNA Convention, Progressive Christianity, Religious Tradition, Interfaith Dialogue, American Muslim, Islam in America, Religion News

The desire to preserve and glorify faith is understandable, but when this desire becomes the central goal, it creates a lifeless version of the faith that is better suited for a museum.

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HuffPost Religion Round-Up, June 27-July 4

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Religion, Bible, Hijab, Shane Claiborne, Eboo Patel, Mr. Rogers, Fourth of July, Constitution, Imam Magid, Thich Nhat Hanh, Religion News

America's Holy Day, Sacred Eating, Bible Author(s), Gay Marriage, God's Gender, Pope Tweet, America's Imam, and Mr. Rogers - It has been a busy week on HuffPost Religion.

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Woman 'Shocked' Over Abercrombie & Fitch Headscarf Firing

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

Read More: San Mateo-California, Islam, Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo, California, Foster City, Hani-Khan, Headscarves, Muslim Headscarf, Hijab, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Abercrombie & Fitch, Muslim, Headscarf, Hollister, Religion News

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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What It's Like Without The Muslim Headscarf

nadiaelawady.wordpress.com | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Burqa, Hijab Fashion, Islam, Hijab, Hijab Europe, Muslim Headscarf, World News

I have a secret. Not a dirty little secret. I'm not going to tell you those. A normal, short-lived secret as you soon shall see. And I'm going to tell...

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Judging A (Holy) Book By Its Cover: Personal Appearance and Faith

Jalees Rehman, M.D. | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Religion, Islam, Health Care, Religion News, Hijab, Muslims, Muslim Americans, Niqab, Faith, Health Care Reform, Latin, Twitter, Philosophy, Religion News

While the Quran does not directly link piety with having a beard, many Muslim communities have developed a vague expectation that pious or devout Muslim men ought to have beards.

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Demystifying the Burqa

Harris Zafar | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: France Burqa, Burqa France Law 2011, 2011 Bruqa France Law, Burqa France, Burqa France 2011, Burqa, Islam, Hijab, Niqab, Muslim, World News

All eyes are on France this week, as their ban of Islamic veils went into effect on Monday. Extremists on opposite sides of this debate have engaged in a virtual tug-of-war, and Muslim women are the rope.

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Telling Muslim Women What Not To Wear

Kari Ansari | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Islamic Clothing, Muslim Women, France Niqab, Hijab, Niqab Ban, Muslim Womens Rights, Abaya, Muslim Women's Dress, Nicolas Sarkozy, French Veil Ban, French Burqa Ban, Religious Freedom in France, Muslim Modesty, Islam in France, Religious Tolerance, Religion News

France has now officially outlawed the Islamic niqab or burqa in public. Where's the liberté in that?

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Muslim Women Face Choices As France's Veil Ban Looms

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Burqa, Islam, France, Hijab, Veil Ban, Niqab, French Muslims, Nicolas Sarkozy, Muslim Veils, Religion News

TRAPPES, France — Karima has a plan. If police stop her for wearing a veil over her face, she'll remove it – then put it back on once they...

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OC Woman's Lawsuit Over Forced Scarf Removal Reinstated

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Appeals Court, Souhair Khatib, Hijab, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Los Angeles News

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court unanimously reinstated a lawsuit Tuesday filed by a Muslim woman who accused Southern California jailers of v...

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On International Women's Day, Demand That Uprisings Throughout The Middle East Overturn Patriarchal Tradition

Maryam Zar | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women's Rights, Women and Islam, Women's Oppression, Hijab, Middle East, Domestic Violence, Patriarchy, Middle East Uprisings, Middle East Protests, Muslim Women, Muslim Veils, World News

It has been long ingrained in mythology and legendry that the good Eastern woman is to serve quietly and to live out her days subservient to the dictates of her master and patriarch.

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Muslim Woman Fights Boulder Jail To Keep Hijab For Mug Shot

Boulder Daily Camera | Erica Meltzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boulder Jail, Maria Hardman, Hijab, Headscarf, Muslim Woman Boulder, Boulder, Head Scarf Mug Shot, Hijab Mug Shot, Denver News

A University of Colorado student who started wearing hijab after converting to Islam is fighting the Boulder County Jail's insistence that she remove ...

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