Although the hijab or veil is common in the Islamic faith, it is not exclusively for Muslims. Hasan said the products are ...

In this view, wearing the hijab permits a degree of autonomy and freedom. Others have suggested, nonetheless, that any use of “the veil” is ultimately self-defeating because it carries such powerful ...

Young women in Afghanistan are rejecting the traditional burqa for more comfortable abayas and hijabs, challenging ...

Radio 4's Analysis programme talked to campaigners, parents, educators and a young hijab wearer about their perspectives in Too Young to Veil? Equality campaigners argue that the practice risks ...

Every day before she starts her shift at a government hospital in Singapore, Farah removes her hijab--the Islamic veil she has worn since a teenager. Although minority Muslim women can freely wear ...

Rima Al Hasan started an online business, Rose Hijab, selling hijabs in 2021 to encourage her daughters to see the beauty of the cultural veil. Hasan, a resident of Dublin, teaches her daughters ...