When not covering professional athletes ... as the first Miss Minnesota USA contestant to wear a hijab, she was inspiring other women across the country. As news agencies began to report on ...

️ To receive our weekly Women Worldwide newsletter ... I have never thought of removing my hijab, nor has it ever been an obstacle in my professional life. I have never envied a woman ...

Several ministers have argued that Muslim women wearing the hijab while practising sports ... coach and has been dreaming about becoming a professional trainer, said she is considering leaving ...

What the Muslim high school senior wants you to understand is that she doesn't wear the hijab, the head scarf worn by Muslim women, because she is submissive. "It represents beauty to me," says ...

Although her father had been a professional footballer for their ... she could start up and coach a team specifically for hijab-wearing women, and so Sisterhood FC was born. She now manages ...

Some basketball fans considered her to be a breakout star in this year's NCAA Women's ... trying to get hijab bans in France ...

Tehran, Iran – In a first, Iranian authorities have dispersed a demonstration calling for stricter implementation of the country’s dress code rules. On Friday evening, after state-organised ...

She has won this year’s Rising Star in Sports award after campaigning to FIBA to allow Muslim women with a headscarf to play professional basketball. Elbadawi is living proof that one person can ...

The protesters were calling for the implementation of a bill imposing tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the covering, known as a hijab. Parliament approved the bill in September 2023.

Demonstrators demand tougher penalties for women who refuse to wear the hijab Since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, women have been required to conceal their hair in public. However, increasing ...