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 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Twelver Shiism is the largest branch within Shiism – one of the two major sects within Islam. Shiism is the second-largest tradition within Islam overall, following the Sunni ...

The decision to wear the hijab is deeply personal and varies significantly from one individual to another The hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim women who feel it is a part of their religion, is ...

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 ...

The recent wave of protests in Iran has drawn global attention, not merely because of their scale but because of the nature ...