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Austrian govt criticizes headscarf advice for Muslim women, girls
World

Austrian govt criticizes headscarf advice for Muslim women, girls

Austrian government officials are criticizing a recommendation by the country's Islamic leaders that Muslim women and girls wear a headscarf…
France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf
World

France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf

French far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pen canceled a meeting on Tuesday with Lebanon's grand mufti, its top…
Two poorly veiled Iranian women fined $260
Egypt

Two poorly veiled Iranian women fined $260

Two Iranian women were fined US$260 in Tehran because they were "poorly veiled," AFP said Iranian media quoted a judicial source…
In first, headscarf-wearing woman named minister in Turkey
Life & Style

In first, headscarf-wearing woman named minister in Turkey

For the first time in the history of Turkey, a Muslim but secular country, a woman who wears an Islamic…
Ghazali Harb lashes out at Nour Party
Egypt

Ghazali Harb lashes out at Nour Party

Osama al-Ghazali Harb, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Free Egyptians Party, said the Salafi Nour Party violates…
Ahmed Karima criticizes Grand Mufti for calling headscarf opponents ‘infidels’
Egypt

Ahmed Karima criticizes Grand Mufti for calling headscarf opponents ‘infidels’

Ahmed Karima, Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence al-Azhar University, has criticized Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa for calling the opponents of the…
Backlash ensues against Egypt’s anti-veil campaign
Egypt

Backlash ensues against Egypt’s anti-veil campaign

The veil has yet again been brought to the forefront of ongoing culture wars in Egypt with a campaign to…
From Hebron, Palestinian scarf resists… Chinese competition
Life & Style

From Hebron, Palestinian scarf resists… Chinese competition

In the face of strong competition from China, the traditional, locally produced Palestinian headscarf has put up a show of…
The illusory battle
Opinion

The illusory battle

The headscarf battle is not worth all the uproar it has caused: it is merely a personal opinion of a…
Teacher forces male students to wear headscarves for losing quiz
Egypt

Teacher forces male students to wear headscarves for losing quiz

Parents of students at Abdullah al-Nadeem Elementary School in Nasr City filed a complaint against a teacher who forced her…
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