Muslim Head Scarf
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Student Police Cadets Wearing Hijab Will Affect Secularism: Kerala
The Kerala government has dismissed a plea by a Muslim girl student seeking permission to wear hijab (head scarf) and full sleeve dress in the Student Police Cadet project as per her religious obligation
-
This Hijab-Wearing Bodybuilder Is Breaking Stereotypes In Kerala
When 23-year-old Majiziya Bhanu took to the stage to compete in the women's segment of the Mr Kerala competition in Kochi earlier this year, all eyes were on her never before had a bodybuilder wearing a hijab (Muslim head scarf) participated in the event. Proving that hijab is no hurdle for her or any other woman, she went on to win the competitio...
-
AIIMS MBBS Entrance 2017: AIIMS Advisory Clarifies 'Religion Or Customs' Dress Code Rule
AIIMS MBBS Entrance Examination is scheduled to be conducted on 28 May 2017 and in a latest 'important advisory', the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) clarified its position on the questions raised on the 'harsh dress code'.
-
Reporter Becomes Canada's First Hijab-Clad News Anchor
A Toronto television journalist is believed to be Canada's first anchor to don a Muslim head scarf at one of the city's major news broadcasters.
-
Couple Allegedly Thrown Off Flight For 'Sweating', Saying 'Allah'
A Pakistani-American couple has claimed that they were removed from a US-bound flight as an on board crew member felt "uncomfortable" after noticing that they were "sweating", saying "Allah" and texting.
-
'This Is America,' Says Air Traveler Guilty Of Pulling Woman's Head Scarf
A North Carolina man admitted on Friday that he ripped off a Muslim woman's head scarf during a flight to New Mexico last December after saying, "Take it off! This is America!"
-
Accosted For Her Hijab, Woman Now Teaches Muslim Empowerment
When she was 16, Rana Abdelhamid was accosted on the streets of New York by a man who tried to pull off the head scarf she wears as a symbol of her commitment to her Muslim faith.
-
Solidarity With Islam At Christian College, Then Discipline
Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian institution, has disciplined a professor who put on a head scarf in solidarity with Muslims and said they worship the "same God" as Christians.
-
US Top Court Backs Muslim Woman Denied Job Over Head Scarf
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after being denied a sales job at age 17 at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons.
-
US woman sues Disneyland for forbidding head scarf at work
A former Muslim employee of Disneyland has sued the entertainment giant for racial discrimination saying that she was forbidden to wear a head scarf to work. Imane Boudlal, 28, has charged Disneyland in a lawsuit filed yesterday that she was harassed after she began wearing a hijab in 2010 while working as a cafe hostess.
-
American telecom company AT&T to pay Muslim woman $5M in harassment case
A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005 said she was harassed for years at AT&T, and that the abuse boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her head scarf and exposed her hair.
-
Australian judge orders Muslim witness to remove burqa
A judge in Australia has ruled that a Muslim witness in a fraud trial must remove her all-covering burqa while giving evidence in court.Western Australia District Court Judge Shauna Deane said Thursday that it would be inappropriate for the prosecution witness to give evidence with her face covered.Defense lawyers had argued that the jury would fin...
-
Muslim Disneyland employee says she was forced to remove head scarf
A Muslim woman who works as a hostess at a Disneyland restaurant alleged Wednesday the theme park would not allow her to appear in front of customers while wearing her head scarf.Imane Boudlal, 26, appeared outside the resort's Grand Californian Hotel after filing a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.She said when she w...
-
Student Police Cadets Wearing Hijab Will Affect Secularism: Kerala
The Kerala government has dismissed a plea by a Muslim girl student seeking permission to wear hijab (head scarf) and full sleeve dress in the Student Police Cadet project as per her religious obligation
-
This Hijab-Wearing Bodybuilder Is Breaking Stereotypes In Kerala
When 23-year-old Majiziya Bhanu took to the stage to compete in the women's segment of the Mr Kerala competition in Kochi earlier this year, all eyes were on her never before had a bodybuilder wearing a hijab (Muslim head scarf) participated in the event. Proving that hijab is no hurdle for her or any other woman, she went on to win the competitio...
-
AIIMS MBBS Entrance 2017: AIIMS Advisory Clarifies 'Religion Or Customs' Dress Code Rule
AIIMS MBBS Entrance Examination is scheduled to be conducted on 28 May 2017 and in a latest 'important advisory', the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) clarified its position on the questions raised on the 'harsh dress code'.
-
Reporter Becomes Canada's First Hijab-Clad News Anchor
A Toronto television journalist is believed to be Canada's first anchor to don a Muslim head scarf at one of the city's major news broadcasters.
-
Couple Allegedly Thrown Off Flight For 'Sweating', Saying 'Allah'
A Pakistani-American couple has claimed that they were removed from a US-bound flight as an on board crew member felt "uncomfortable" after noticing that they were "sweating", saying "Allah" and texting.
-
'This Is America,' Says Air Traveler Guilty Of Pulling Woman's Head Scarf
A North Carolina man admitted on Friday that he ripped off a Muslim woman's head scarf during a flight to New Mexico last December after saying, "Take it off! This is America!"
-
Accosted For Her Hijab, Woman Now Teaches Muslim Empowerment
When she was 16, Rana Abdelhamid was accosted on the streets of New York by a man who tried to pull off the head scarf she wears as a symbol of her commitment to her Muslim faith.
-
Solidarity With Islam At Christian College, Then Discipline
Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian institution, has disciplined a professor who put on a head scarf in solidarity with Muslims and said they worship the "same God" as Christians.
-
US Top Court Backs Muslim Woman Denied Job Over Head Scarf
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after being denied a sales job at age 17 at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons.
-
US woman sues Disneyland for forbidding head scarf at work
A former Muslim employee of Disneyland has sued the entertainment giant for racial discrimination saying that she was forbidden to wear a head scarf to work. Imane Boudlal, 28, has charged Disneyland in a lawsuit filed yesterday that she was harassed after she began wearing a hijab in 2010 while working as a cafe hostess.
-
American telecom company AT&T to pay Muslim woman $5M in harassment case
A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005 said she was harassed for years at AT&T, and that the abuse boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her head scarf and exposed her hair.
-
Australian judge orders Muslim witness to remove burqa
A judge in Australia has ruled that a Muslim witness in a fraud trial must remove her all-covering burqa while giving evidence in court.Western Australia District Court Judge Shauna Deane said Thursday that it would be inappropriate for the prosecution witness to give evidence with her face covered.Defense lawyers had argued that the jury would fin...
-
Muslim Disneyland employee says she was forced to remove head scarf
A Muslim woman who works as a hostess at a Disneyland restaurant alleged Wednesday the theme park would not allow her to appear in front of customers while wearing her head scarf.Imane Boudlal, 26, appeared outside the resort's Grand Californian Hotel after filing a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.She said when she w...
