French legislators consider including beards and bandanas in a controversial ban on religious symbols in public schools. Muslim girls wear bandanas as a discreet alternative to headscarves, which are ...

France’s government has announced that it will ban abayas — the long, flowing dresses worn by some Muslim women — in public schools, kicking off a fierce national debate about secularism, individual ...

The hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim women who feel it is a part of their religion, is one of the most visible signs of Islamic culture. However, the reasons Muslim women choose to wear the ...

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 ...

Wania Tayyab, 15, remembers the first time she wore the hijab, on a trip to Five Below when she was 12 or 13. “My mom said, ‘You’re growing, why don’t you try wearing hijab?’” Tayyab says she was ...

Congressman Thomas R. Suozzi urged the Pentagon to reevaluate its beard-shaving policy, citing concerns for Sikh, Muslim, and ...