Tag: hijab
‘Sister’s Day’: Can University of Faisalabad reform Valentine’s Day?
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A Pakistani university is rebranding Valentine's Day as "Sister's Day", and debating marking the holiday widely seen as a Western import by handing...
Reham Khan unhappy with Bushra Maneka’s hijab
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Reham Khan, former wife of Imran Khan confronted heavy criticism on social media following her tweet in which she criticized Bushra Maneka's...
Will Maria Mehmood become the first Hijabi Miss Britain?
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Maria Mehmood, a 20-year-old model is competing to become the first Hijabi Miss England. She ended in top 10 in Miss Birmingham...
Iran VP says government against using force over hijab
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Iran's vice president for women's affairs insisted Wednesday the government opposed using "force" to ensure women wear the hijab, after a spate of...
Lindsay Lohan makes London Modest Fashion Week appearance in hijab
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Lindsay Lohan was recently spotted wearing a Hijab at London Modest Fashion Week, sparking the rumours of her conversion to Islam. Earlier,...
Protests against Iran hijab ban highlights years of evolution
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A spate of unprecedented protests against Iran's mandatory headscarves for women have been tiny in number, but have still reignited a debate that...
11 year old schoolgirl attacked over hijab
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An 11-year-old girl was assaulted in Toronto Friday by a man who twice tried to cut off her hijab with scissors and then fled, police...
Canada enters the age of “Hijab Phobia”
Shiffa Yousafzai |
The Western debate about Muslim women wearing “Hijab” and “Niqab” is not new and people, on both sides of the divide, have been...
Noor Bukhari quits entertainment industry and starts a new life
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Noor Bukhari, famous Lollywood actress and once a popular morning show host has decided to quit the entertainment industry. She announced this...
Hijab style trends: From the Afghan burqa to the cover of...
July 12 is National Hijab Day in Iran, a celebration that has been met by defiant protests by women driving headscarf less in their cars.
At the same...