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 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 ...

In January 2018, I signed up to work as a substitute teacher at a public school in Columbus, Ohio. When I showed up, I wore what I thought was professional attire for a school teacher, including a ...

Before Sept. 11, it elicited stares and occasional comments. Since then, the scarf worn by many Muslim women has received far more attention than that. Now, even casual observers wonder why Muslim ...

Back in 2022, Ahmad Khan was an imam at the Maryam Islamic Center in Sugar Land, leading many evening prayers for the largest mosque in the Houston metro as part of the Islamic Society of Greater ...

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Students have been advocating for several years for the creation of new culture centers for the Muslim and Middle Eastern communities. The Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and ...

Some Muslims were seen wearing black armbands while offering prayers at various mosques, including in Delhi, Sambhal and Bhopal, on the occasion of Eid on Monday. Several people had worn these ...