A hijab is a veil worn by certain Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family. Muslim women from 140 countries worldwide celebrate world Hijab Day on 1 February each ...

After being attacked and threatened for attending anti-government protests in 2022, Zhina fled Iran to the Iraqi side of the ...

From the perspective of a Muslim in America, Zaina contextualizes and applauds the silently striking effects the Iranian protests have on the definition of Muslim women.

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Aditi Subedi on choosing to cut her hair for the role.

Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, ...

In the Gulf, women traditionally have preferred black outer garments and head scarves, but Ms. Al-Lawati said she had been ...

It started slowly, with handfuls of hair circling the plug hole in the shower. Then eventually British bodybuilder Tracy Kiss began to notice she could see her scalp when her hair was wet. “I always ...

The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) — a firebrand organisation fighting for gender equality and the BMMA community allies — addressed the press at a conference on Tuesday afternoon at the ...

Mumbai: A significant majority of Muslim women want polygamy outlawed, with 85% saying it should be legally invalid and 87% wanting the application of existing criminal provisions against their ...

At the Malikah Safety Center in Astoria, Queens, Muslim women are learning more than just self-defense. "After 9/11, I experienced a hate-based attack and started to think about my skills as a martial ...

Sabaya Club and other groups like Her Gather and Muslim Women Professionals are part of a growing movement by Muslim women to create third spaces where they say they are understood and don't have to ...

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