When I was in Iran on a reporting trip three weeks ago, one thing that struck me was the number of women walking around in public not wearing the mandatory headscarf. We asked why and heard a range of ...

After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, large-scale protests have taken place in Iran and all over the world. Captured for alleged improper wear of the hijab, the mandatory ...

To many outside the faith, the sight of a Muslim woman covering her hair raises certain questions. But to millions of Muslim women, the hijab carries a deep personal and social meaning. At its core, ...

Women in the United States are wearing hijab proudly to identify with their Muslim faith. However, while women in America wear hijab by choice, for the past 40 years, women in Iran are fighting for ...

Sister Sana and special guests explore the meaning, philosophy, and modern challenges surrounding the hijab. Despite growing multiculturalism and easier communication through social media, ...

Wrapped tightly around her head, with no softly draping fabric to distract her during meetings at her tech startup, Dilara Sayeed’s hijab is American in more ways than one. Her hijab, or Muslim ...

My mother owns a wicker basket overflowing with scarves. Scarves bred from the finest of Turkish silk. Scarves clustered every which way in an amalgam of jeweled reds and burnt oranges, stitched in ...

Wrapped tightly around her head, with no softly draping fabric to distract her during meetings at her tech startup, Dilara Sayeed’s hijab is American in more ways than one. Her hijab, or Muslim ...

In Islamic tradition, one of the few symbols that have often been misunderstood is the hijab. To many outside the faith, the sight of a Muslim woman covering her hair raises certain questions. But to ...