I also wore my hijab, which is a symbol of my faith and tradition in the Muslim community. When I arrived, the principal saw me and immediately frowned once she saw my appearance and the hijab on my ...

The activists have cited sources in Iran as saying police shot Badri because her car was under a confiscation order for her refusal to wear a hijab in the vehicle. Iranian authorities toughened ...

“Why was it ‘forbidden’ during the inauguration to wear a hijab? Why were [the girls] uniformised not to use the hijab? Isn’t this hurting diversity itself?” asked Gousta ...

"My Hamas guards hated me for being Jewish, so I was coerced into reciting Islamic prayers and made to wear a hijab," she wrote. "I was forbidden from mourning my father and sister and often ...

Mumbai: A day after the Supreme Court stayed the ban on hijab in Chembur’s NG Acharya and DK Marathe College, Muslim girl students were allowed to wear hijab in their classrooms. Many ...

Aida Shakarami, 22, was accused of "not adhering to compulsory hijab" by morality police in Tehran on Wednesday, her mother Nasrin wrote on Instagram. "She remains in custody," she added.

Many Iranian woman are openly defying the dress code by going out on to the streets without a hijab "Highly confidential" documents obtained by BBC Persian outline how Iran's government is trying ...