You might not expect a country with a 95% Muslim population to ban the hijab but that's exactly what happened in Tajikistan last week. The central Asian nation's parliament has approved a bill to ...

Lawmakers and government-backed religious figures insist the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic head scarf that covers the hair and neck but leaves the face visible. Kyrgyzstan is the ...

World Hijab Day is an opportunity to show solidarity with Muslim girls and women and stand against bigotry, discrimination, ...

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 ...