Wearing the Hijab is often seen by Muslim women as an expression of devotion, modesty and feminism, and the decision to wear it can be ... “All the obligations in Islam, are essential and ...

"The Quran is very ambiguous about whether you have to wear the veil or not," Shirazi says. The hijab, however, actually predates Islam, Shirazi explains. The first known reference to veiling ...

A women's rights activist in Iran has said it is 'insulting' for Western visitors to wear the hijab in an attempt at solidarity. Masih Alinejad, who has spearheaded Iranian women's struggle ...

it should not be a mandatory regulation,' Harsono said. 'There is a growing belief all over Indonesia that if you are a Muslim woman and you don't wear the hijab you are less pious; you are ...

While not all Muslim women wear the hijab ... show on the Islam Channel. She described being mocked and laughed at for wearing her headscarf. She told BBC News: "My hijab is more than just ...

Noor Tagouri is the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to be featured in Playboy. She's pictured at the premiere of "Free State Of Jones" at Paris Theater in NYC in June. Credit: Ilya S.