Woman Head Scarf

After woman alleged that she was not allowed to appear for the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Goa as she had refused to take off her 'hijab' (head scarf), a state government official said there are no rules specifying a dress code for the exam.

A 24-year-old woman on Thursday accused officials conducting the National Eligibility Test (NET) of not allowing her to appear for the examination after she refused to take off her 'hijab' (head scarf).

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...

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.

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!"

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.

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.

A Sudanese woman says she is prepared to be flogged to defend the right to leave her hair uncovered in defiance of a "Taliban"-like law.

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.

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.

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...

After woman alleged that she was not allowed to appear for the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Goa as she had refused to take off her 'hijab' (head scarf), a state government official said there are no rules specifying a dress code for the exam.

A 24-year-old woman on Thursday accused officials conducting the National Eligibility Test (NET) of not allowing her to appear for the examination after she refused to take off her 'hijab' (head scarf).

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...

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.

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!"

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.

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.

A Sudanese woman says she is prepared to be flogged to defend the right to leave her hair uncovered in defiance of a "Taliban"-like law.

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.

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.

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...