By Krista Bremer / Oprah.com As I pulled away from the curb, I imagined that headscarf having magical powers to protect her boundless imagination, her keen perception, and her unself-conscious goodness. I imagined it shielding her as she journeys through that house of mirrors where so many young women get trapped in adolescence, buffering her from the dissatisfaction that clings in spite of the growing number of choices at our fingertips, providing safe cover as she takes flight into a future I can only imagine.

Categories: American Muslims  Lifestyle  Islam  The Hijab  

Added: May 29, 2010

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By JEAN-FRANÇOIS COPÉ / NY Times French Muslim leaders have noted that the Koran does not instruct women to cover their faces, while in Tunisia and Turkey, it is forbidden in public buildings; it is even prohibited during the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Categories: The Hijab  The Niqab  Ulema  Islam  Muslim Westerners  France  

Added: May 05, 2010

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By Aishah Schwartz The day I first walked into the offices where I was working wearing jelbab and hijab! It was the most incredible experience!!!

Categories: The Hijab  New Muslims  American Muslims  Gender  Islam  

Added: March 11, 2010

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By Ibrahim B. Syed, Ph.D. "In many Muslim societies, for example in traditional South East Asia, or in Bedouin lands a face veil for women is either rare or non-existent; paradoxically, modern fundamentalism is introducing it", writes Ibrahim B. Syed, Ph.D.

Categories: Islam  The Hijab  History  Gender  Fundamentalism  

Added: March 08, 2010

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By Fatima Barkatulla /TIMESONLINE How much do you really know about the niqab? An insider guide to common misconceptions

Categories: The Hijab  Muslims in the West  Lifestyle  Islam  Gender  The Niqab  

Added: September 24, 2009

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By Kate Connolly in Berlin / The Gaurdian While the horrific incident that took place a week ago tomorrow has attracted little publicity in Europe, and in Germany has focused more on issues of court security than the racist motivation behind the attack, 2,000 miles away in her native Egypt, the 32-year-old pharmacist has been named the "headscarf martyr".

Categories: Racism  The Hijab  Muslims in the West  Justice  Islamophobia  Germany  

Added: July 08, 2009

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By Darah M. Rateb It's irrelevant what I, as an author, do or not do vis-à-vis the issue I write about. But on a personal note: I do happen to wear a hijab, in awareness of my duty. Like most women, I often think to myself that men should learn to control themselves, and how perhaps if they did, women would not be obliged to conceal their sexuality in public, and dress any way we would like. But in the final analysis, God has a hikma or a wisdom as to why He created men this way, and why He asked women to cover themselves: He Knows best and He is All-Knowing.

Categories: The Hijab  Islam  Muslim Civilization  Shariah  Lifestyle  Gender  

Added: March 17, 2009

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By Rabea Chaudhry There is a saying that some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. Well, for an American Muslim woman who covers her hair as a personal choice, to some extent she wears her spiritual heart on her head. She bows her covered head in prayer five times a day in submission to God, and chooses to prolong these moments of prayer by keeping her head covered throughout the day.

Categories: Islam  Muslims in the US  Faith  Gender  The Hijab  

Added: March 11, 2009

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By Michael Hastings-Black / altmuslim While engaging Islam may appear complex, what remains quite simple is that there are millions of American consumers - with an estimated $170 billion of purchasing power - still being ignored.

Categories: Muslims in the US  Minorities  Media  The Hijab  Consumerism  

Added: February 12, 2009

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By Karen Estes The hijab has come out of the closet to become the branding logo for a whole new generation and a diverse range of conflicts, cultural and economic, religious and secular.

Categories: Islam  Islam in the West  The Hijab  

Added: October 24, 2008

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