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 ...

(RNS) — ‘It’s not like taking off someone’s hat. It’s like taking off their pants or removing their shirt,’ one expert witness told RNS.

Muslim women across the U.S. are increasingly suing jails and police for forcing them to remove hijabs during booking, citing violations of religious freedom. Recent cases, including a federal order ...

Suad Joseph (pictured left), Distinguished Research Professor of Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, leads discussion with her team of student researchers in her lab. (Bea Agustin ...

SAN JOSE – The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced a $90,000 settlement with a Muslim woman who was denied the right to wear her hijab during a jail stay last fall, as well as a ...

Muslim women have spoken about how wearing the hijab is “empowering” in the face of a new poll that has revealed almost half of Britons believe that women are pressured into putting it on. The survey ...

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Dr. Daisy Khan, author of the new book 30 Rights of Muslim Women: A Trusted Guide and founder of Women's Islamic Initiative in ...

A photo in which three of the four women are wearing head coverings spread online in derogatory posts claiming the ...

Sri Lankan activists are at the center of a decades-long battle to reform the country’s Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act. When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami receded from Sri Lanka’s coasts, leaving a ...

Nafisa shares her home with her mother Rubyna, father and two siblings. Nafisa shares her home with her mother Rubyna, father and two siblings.Miranda Barnes for TIME A few minutes past 3 p.m., after ...

In Nigeria, whether Muslim women attend funerals or not largely depends on regional and cultural practices, more than religious rulings alone. The question of whether Muslim women can attend burials ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a serial entrepreneur building an inclusive future of work. In recent years, there has been a troubling rise in anti-Muslim ...