Another group of Muslim women who do wear hijab claims a feminist reason ... though a smaller number also recommend a face-veil (niqab) and gloves. However, despite general agreement today that this ...

Sexual expression is viewed as an individual choice. Thus, the Muslim veils and gender restrictions are viewed as gender oppression. From a Muslim world-view, modesty is a central part of worship ...

A hijab is a veil worn by certain Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family. Muslim women from 140 countries worldwide celebrate world Hijab Day on 1 February each ...

The authorities in the southern state of Jubaland imposed a ban on the niqab -- a full-face veil worn by some Muslim women -- in the port city of Kismayo in 2021 for security reasons, although ...

(JTA) — Swiss voters passed a referendum on banning face-covering veils, prompting the country’s Muslim and Jewish groups to protest that infringement on religious freedoms. The Swiss ...

As a Muslim woman, she could not discuss with her family and many of her friends that she had been alone with a male; much less that she had been assaulted. Her first time disclosing was when she ...