The University of Dhaka has introduced new measures to identify female students wearing hijabs or niqabs. While considering biometric identification, the administration has temporarily instructed that ...

The decision was made during a meeting of the Deans' Committee, held on Thursday in the Vice-Chancellor's conference room, said Rofiqul Islam, acting director of the university’s public relations ...

Young women in Afghanistan are rejecting the traditional burqa for more comfortable abayas and hijabs, challenging ...

To wear or not to wear, that’s the explosive question exercising the minds of local authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region where female students wearing the Muslim veil are still excluded from school ...

Actress Hala Shiha has resurfaced on her Instagram account wearing the hijab once more, sharing the new snapshots with her ...

An ad featuring hijab covering the Eiffel Tower has stoked a controversy, with French politicians calling for action against Dutch fashion brand Merrachi.

Nigerian actress Nancy Isime recently kicked against the popular 'women supporting women' term and it raised mixed feelings ...

A controversy has seemingly erupted over a promotional video of the Dutch fashion brand Merrachi. The ad showed a hijab draped over the iconic Eiffel Tower. Politicians and the local community have ...

Tired of burkas that cover the face, urban women under the Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ have adopted the abaya robe favoured ...

In 2004, France banned the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols, including the hijab, in public schools. This law was intended to promote secularism and neutrality in educational institutions. In ...