The South African Defence Force (SANDF) finally agrees to amend its dress policy, allowing Muslim women to wear headscarves while on duty.

Women had long been prohibited from watching men’s sporting events since a de facto ban was imposed following 1979’s Islamic revolution. It’s been 40 years since women have been banned from watching men’s sporting events in Iran.

It is important that our stance against fashion policing also opposes criticism of women’s conservative clothing choices. Patriarchy and misogyny force numerous women into clothing choices they do not approve of. It is common for us to voice support to such women. To support women who have to hide behind a pallu or a burkha […]

The FIFA World Cup 2018 not only celebrates a game of unity without any geographical boundaries, but a message of empowerment too. The trailblazer – an Iranian woman gave out a crucial message at the World Cup grounds. She ditched her hijab and made a bold statement. Her picture is going viral. Self-proclaimed ‘moralists’ should […]

Have you check out the latest hijab-wearing emoji? The hijab-clad emoji is the outcome of the persistent efforts put in by a 16-year-old, Rayouf Alhumedhi. According to a report by CNN, this Vienna resident proposed this idea last year to the Unicode Consortium, the non-profit corporation that reviews and develops new emojis. “I wanted to be […]

A picture of a woman wearing a hijab and looking at her phone on Westminster Bridge, after the Westminster terror attack, as people gathered around an injured person, has become fodder for an Islamophobic meme. And now the woman has spoken out against the online abuse she has faced.