This Soccer Player Wanted to Wear Her Hijab on the Field. France Wouldn’t Let Her.
by Lina Boussaha joined a team in Saudi Arabia so she could wear her head scarf while playing the sport she calls “a part of my …
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Iran’s Onerous Hijab Law for Women Is Now a Campaign Issue
Iranian officials insisted for decades that the law requiring women to cover their hair and dress modestly was sacrosanct and not even worth discussion. They …
NYPD says officer did not rip off anti-Israel activist’s hijab during arrest: ‘Wholly untrue’
The New York City Police Department defended the actions of its officers by releasing bodycam video that showed an officer gently helping a woman with …
NYC to pay $17.5M for forcing Muslim women to remove hijab for mugshot
New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million in a class action lawsuit led by two Muslim women who say their religious rights were …