Since 1983, the Islamic law states hijabs must be worn by women above the age of puberty in Iran to cover their hair and loose clothing to conceal their silhouettes in public, regardless of religion.

Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating ...

The women’s hijabs were not returned to them before they were brought to jail. Instead, they were made to wait in custody for 15 hours without a hijab until their attorney, Zayed Al-Sayyed ...

So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim and non-Muslim women to experience wearing a headscarf. Celebrated on Feb. 1, the day is an expression of solidarity and support ...

Women represent about half of Iran’s 61 million eligible voters. Although voter apathy is high among critics of the government, opposition to the hijab law and the morality police is no longer ...

Iranian women join protest over mandatory Hijab laws A growing number of women in Iran have joined the #No2Hijab campaign to protest the country’s decades-old mandatory law.

Muslim women speak about how wearing the hijab is a personal choice, as a new poll suggests only a quarter of the British ...

Many women choose to wear the hijab and get empowerment from it.” As for the belief that hijab can impede performance on the field or cause injury, Abufazl believes otherwise.

On October 12, 2019, Silk Road Rising sat down with Dr. Manal Hamzeh to discuss questions surrounding The Four Hijabs and to provide her a forum for contextualizing her academic and activist work.