Hijab

ADELAIDE: Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab during a FIFA Women's World Cupgame when she sported the Muslim headscarf in Morocco's match against South Korea on…

Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab during a Women's World Cup game when she sported the Muslim headscarf in Morocco's match against South Korea on Sunday.World…

By Associated Press ADELAIDE: Stepping onto the field against South Korea in Morocco's second Women's World Cup match, defender Nouhaila Benzina made history as the…

By AFP PARIS: France's top administrative court on Thursday upheld a ban on women football players wearing Islamic hijab headscarves after the issue was seized on by…

By AFP MADRID: An Iranian chess player who fled to Spain after she took part in an international tournament without the mandatory hijab said Sunday she is "not…

Cathryn Grothe, a research analyst at Freedom House, a US government–backed nonprofit that works on human rights, says she has seen a shift in Iran in recent years away from a reliance on…

By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea: An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her…

A report of an Iraninan national daily said, Iranian regime, which is now entirely under the authority of radicals, has adopted a harder stance than usual amid the…

SARCELLES, France — Every time Mama Diakité heads to soccer game, her stomach is in knots.It happened again on a recent Saturday afternoon in Sarcelles, a northern suburb of Paris. Her…

Protests for and against the hijab (a headscarf worn by Muslim women) in educational institutions have intensified in Karnataka and the demonstrations have also turned violent in some…