Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim ...

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In Muslim communities across the West, the concept of the "haram police" has become a phenomenon. They are considered to be the men or older aunties in your local Muslim community who nitpick younger ...

In the cramped, chaotic barsaati of Delhi's Jangpura, with the quiet dome of Humayun's Tomb watching from a distance, lives a family that feels instantly familiar. There are deadlines to meet, tempers ...

Twin Cities nonprofit leader Nausheena Hussain wrote her debut novel "Prosperity with Purpose: A Muslim Woman's Guide to Generosity and Abundance." NINA MOINI: A new book is helping Muslim women take ...

The practice of covering the hair is rooted in modesty, faith, and identity. To many outside the faith, the sight of a Muslim woman covering her hair raises certain questions. But to millions of ...

DELHI, India (RNS) — Five years after riots swept through her neighborhood in northeast Delhi, the region around India’s capital, 18-year-old Anam Sa still wakes up in the middle of the night flushed, ...

For many westerners, the veil is the ultimate sign of women's oppression. But Elizabeth Bucar's take on Muslim women's clothing is a far cry from this attitude. She invites readers to join her in ...