Such scenes became widespread in Azerbaijan this month after the government banned the hijab in schools. The decision has triggered a national dispute over faith, schooling and identity in the South ...

The revised dress code has sparked student boycotts and protests, with demonstrations also held outside Azerbaijan’s ...

New Delhi: Muslim clerics on Tuesday, August 25, urged the Allahabad High Court to reconsider its judgment on wearing a hijab with a school uniform, saying that wearing the head covering is ...

Azerbaijan’s crackdown on hijab in public schools has entered a new phase, with stricter dress-code rules for students and teachers ...

Defence CS Adan Duale stated at the International Quran Competition at Sir Ali Muslim Club: "The government will respect Muslim culture. We will make sure our girls wear hijab. If you have a problem ...

Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim ...

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Schoolchildren across Muslim-majority Azerbaijan have staged protests and boycotted lessons after ...

World Hijab Day is marked each year on February 1 and is an occasion dedicated to raising awareness about the traditional Muslim headdress worn by women while also deepening understanding about why it ...

Muslim clerics in Lucknow on Tuesday called for a review of the Allahabad High Court’s observation that wearing a headscarf (hijab) is not an essential religious practice in Islam, saying the order ...