Saturday, 21 May 2022 (YJC)_ Reacting to the Taliban's new order to cover female TV presenters, the former Afghan president said that Afghanistan was an Islamic country and that women always wore the hijab.
Sunday, 20 September 2020_A lawmaker from the ruling party of French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of racism after she led a walkout at the country's national assembly in protest at the presence of a Muslim student union representative wearing a headscarf.
TEHRAN, Aug 01 - A teenager made history as the first British jockey to compete in a major event wearing a hijab, winning a “fairytale” victory at the famed Goodwood racecourse.
TEHRAN, May 18 - Austrian Parliament member Martha Bissmann has worn a headscarf during her address against a controversial bill that prohibits primary school girls across the country from wearing hijab.
TEHRAN, Mar 11 - US network Fox News has condemned one of its main female hosts for questioning whether Muslim American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's religious beliefs stand in opposition to the US Constitution.
TEHRAN, October 15 - The newly elected governor of Quebec has been criticized after claiming that the crucifix is not a religious symbol—after pushing forward with plans to ban officials wearing religious clothing such as hijabs.
TEHRAN, March 18 - Two Muslim-American women have sued the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for forcing them to remove their religious headscarves (hijab) in public and pose for post-arrest photographs.
TEHRAN, February 28 - The Quebec Court judge who refused to hear the case of a woman unless she removed her hijab in the courtroom has lost her latest bid to try to quash a disciplinary investigation into her conduct.
TEHRAN, January 21 - A primary school that controversially banned pupils from wearing hijabs appears to have backed down after the chair of governors announced his resignation following complaints from parents.
Among the aspiring Asian designers competing for the limelight at Tokyo Fashion Week, one of the most striking was an Indonesian label's bid to blend a traditional Muslim headscarf with haute couture.