headscarf
Austrian govt criticizes headscarf advice for Muslim women, girls
World
March 6, 2017
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
February 21, 2017
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
September 16, 2015
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
August 29, 2015
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
May 12, 2015
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
May 3, 2015
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
April 29, 2015
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
April 24, 2015
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
April 20, 2015
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
March 15, 2015
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…