Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some Americans believe that the Islamic faith is oppressive for women. In the West, particularly in France, the hijab, or ...

In France, there's a long-running debate over the Muslim headscarf. Some people say it doesn't fit in France's secular society. But other people say that kind of talk conflates the veil with the real ...

The Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized to a Muslim teenager for an incident that occurred when she tried to have to her driver's license photo taken while wearing a religious ...

New Delhi — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged Indian leaders to "stop the marginalization of Muslim women" amid mounting protests over a college's ban on students wearing the ...

“Hijab, in Islam, means to, you know, cover yourself and stay modest,” said Aisha Sadaat, a freshman medical studies student. “But further than that, the hijab is a kind of relationship and constant ...

Mannequins with veils are on display inside an exhibition hall at the France Muslim Annual Fair in Le Bourget, north of Paris. AP PARIS — When a far-right French official disrupted a regional council ...

PARIS - The European Court of Justice issued a non-binding ruling Tuesday that employers can prohibit the Muslim headscarf in the workplace, setting an important precedent for a continent in the midst ...

(The Conversation) — Day 5 our Understanding Islam series. For some Muslim women, wearing a hijab can be a religious act but Muslim women’s clothing isn’t entirely about faith. It has been used – and ...

Senior Religion + Ethics Editor, Director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, ...

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