For many Muslim women, a hijab is a way of expressing resistance, writes Caitlin Killian, Professor of Sociology, Drew University. 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 […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Saudi Arabia without the headscarf to meet the kingdom’s officials. Saudi Arabia requires women wear a full-length robe and the headscarf in public and many foreign visitors have followed the protocol.

Since Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has started governing Turkey, several reforms are being made regarding the Islamic headscarf. His government is now aiming to lift the ban on female army officers wearing the Islamic headscarf. Belonging to the Justice and Development party, ErdoÄŸan has always been stressing the importance of removing restrictions on women. Being an Islamic government, […]

Looks like Michelle Obama was having a tough time acclimatizing to Saudi conditions, where the air for breathing free for women is rather sparse, immediately after her trip to the Nari Shakti themed Republic Day parade in India.