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Last week, three female religious leaders — a Jewish rabbi, an Episcopal vicar and a Unitarian reverend — and a male imam, or Muslim prayer leader, walked into the sacred space in front of the...
This modern-day movement, codified by Iran, Saudi Arabia, Taliban Afghanistan and the Islamic State, has erroneously made the Arabic word hijab synonymous with “headscarf,” furthering a sexist interpretation of Islam that women and girls must “protect” their “honor” by covering their hair.
Last week, the Washington Post published an article by Asra Nomani and Hala Arafa, in which they asked women not to wear headscarves in the name of interfaith solidarity. Their reason being that because the term hijab, commonly used to refer to the headscarf, does not appear in the Qur’an.
Muslim women have voiced their concerns over non-Muslims wearing the hijab in a bid to show interfaith solidarity. They argue that this act, while well-intentioned, does not necessarily support Muslim women and can inadvertently uphold the structures of oppression.
Asra Nomani co-wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post titled in part "As Muslim Women, We Actually Ask You Not To Wear The Hijab." Earlier today, we invited her into our...
I thought a good amount of girls/women wore it in Malaysia since it's an Islamic country. Here in India women are growing more religious and so many have gone from not wearing even a hijab to wearing burkhas.
Hijab: A Personal Choice. Not all Muslim women wear hijab, and there are many reasons why they might choose not to. Learn more about this complex issue.
What is the true meaning of the hijab in Islam? We're debunking common myths, and explaining how faith and autonomy shape Muslim women's choices.
The new Muslim Reform Movement, a global network of leaders, advocating for human rights, peace and secular governance, supports the right of Muslim women to wear — or not wear — the headscarf.
Countless open letters, blog posts and opinion articles have been published online to counter what many Muslim women believe are "reductionist" and "unrepresentative" views.